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2009/1/4 Mary Hawking <[log in to unmask]>: > In these hard times, there doesn't appear to be a market for recycling > paper. > I have a compost heap, and IIRC when I was making worm compost, worms were > said to be happy with shredded newspaper if you were running short of > vegetable waste. > Has anyone got experience of composting paper without setting up a wormery? > If so, any tips or cautions - types of paper, shredding needed, effects of > inks on compost/wildlife etc.? > TIA > Mary Paper counts as brown waste in composting, so so long as it is mixed with adequate green waste it will compost well. Most of my composting is kitchen waste, so I find mixing in some shredded paper helps it along nicely. http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/organicgardening/compost_pf.php Happy Composting New Year Cheers Geoff -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments unless by prior arrangement. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html