We have to pay extra to get garden rubbish collected. I used to compost but had to stop because of rats. I never put protein or cooked food in the bins...then had to stop stuff like eggshells and potato peelings then had to stop putting any veg waste in there, then the rats started eating the bins and nesting in them.
DaisyNonna, the reason that shredded paper isn't recyclable is because the paper might have metal or plastic in it, some shredding will have staples in, some people shred things like padded bags with plastic linings, also things like computer discs and credit cards so the paper mills won't take it