Shredding / recycling, I can't post to questions or reply to them, what's wrong - stillmy question was this....My sister and I are going through our late father's files a great deal of paper to get rid of. How can we get it shrredded?

[sg]

[redman41]

Buy a Cross Shredder and put all the shredded paper into a recycling Bin to be taken away by local Council re-cycling wagon.

[boxtops]

Hi SG - you can't amend an earlier question but you CAN add an amendment as your own reply to it.

Never mind, you are here now!

The best option would be to go to Staples or somewhere similar and buy a small shredder, they are quite cheap, and do it yourself. We have a commercial shredding arrangement at work but they charge £5 a bag, it's not cheap, and for small quantities it could be more. If you shred it yourselves then you know it is safely destroyed and you can put it in the paper bin for the dustmen.

[factor-fiction]

Hi sg- are you typing on a phone?

[Maydup]

If you've got stacks of it, try a local confidential Waste company who will leave you a sack to fill up and collect it from you sealed. It will cost you £7 to £10 but saves a lot of shredding.

If you do shred it, check which bin it goes in as we're not allowed to put it in our recycling bin here. They say its too light and we should either compost it or put it in the normal bin.

Not a pleasent job for you both, you have my sympathies. Look after each other.

[boxtops]

Maidup, thanks for bringing us back to the circumstances - yes, I too send condolences, I am glad neither of you is having to do this on your own.

[MarkRae]

I can recommend one of these: http://www.argos.co.u...chtext%3ESHREDDER.htm

Up to 5 sheets of A4 at a time, doesn't have a problem with staples, also shreds credit cards.

Shred every single piece of paper which leaves your house and then recycle.

[boxtops]

Mine's similar to that MR, worth its weight in gold!

[bobbie22]

depending on where you live, why not buy a galvanised bin, then you can burn it. I burn all the paper I need, and sometimes burn garden waste. I got permission from the council for occasional burns, and I try not to pick a day when my neighbours are in the garden.