Plain shredded paper is a safe and budget-friendly material when used correctly. Apply in thin layers of up to 1 inch and top ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plain shredded paper is a safe and budget-friendly material when used correctly. Apply in thin layers and top with natural mulch ...

Q. Can you tell me if the paper from my paper shredder can be used as mulch? Seems to me it is actually the same basic material as the ground-up tree trimmings I see being used. -- M.B., Houston A.

Should you use shredded paper as garden mulch? It might sound like a quirky, even questionable idea at first—but don't toss it out just yet. In a world where so much gardening advice is either ...

Jim Suttie dumps a load of compost into a garden at the Hillside Public Orchard in Duluth. Compost can be made with materials such as food waste, grass clippings and shredded paper. Q: I work in an ...

A: Absolutely, positively. Shredded office paper, newspaper and assorted non-glossy junk mail are great additives to a compost pile. They're high-carbon ingredients -- similar to brown, fallen leaves ...

Plain shredded paper is a safe and budget-friendly material when used correctly. Apply in thin layers and top with natural mulch to prevent matting. Shredded paper can also be used in your compost bin ...