Shred-a-thon - SV650.org

13-05-07, 08:18 PM

Started sorting out some stuff this afternoon as we are moving house soon.

Up until today I still had every bill, invoice, payslip and statement I have ever been sent since 1999, a good 50% still in its envelope unopened

There would have been more but Mrs Tricky sorted it all out for me in, erm... 1999.

My recycle bin was empty before I started, all those trees

I just hope I don't get a giant hamster nesting in there before the bin men come

mattSV · 13-05-07, 08:30 PM

Down here, you can not recycle shredded paper

13-05-07, 08:33 PM

Burn It

13-05-07, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattSV

Down here, you can not recycle shredded paper

Thats pretty poor, we can put all sorts in ours.

Different councils have different schemes, some better than others.

Skip · 14-05-07, 08:08 AM

Blimey, your shredder motor must have been hot, hot, hot!!

Luckypants · 14-05-07, 08:12 AM

All my waste with personal information on it is burned in my wood-burner.

14-05-07, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skip

Blimey, your shredder motor must have been hot, hot, hot!!

It was getting quite hot, I had to keep giving it a little rest to cool down.

Its only a £10 B&Q job too !

14-05-07, 09:47 AM

Know how you feel Tricky - I moved a few weeks ago and it was a complete nightmare with all the paper

14-05-07, 09:49 AM

I did the same thing a few weeks ago due to my pending house-move (been waiting ages for it all to get sorted and STILL no exchange...)

It took me a good few hours and I was REALLY fed up by the end... Had two big white recycling bags worth of paper by the end of the WHOLE clearout (included newspapers and stuff too tho)

What a DRAG!

14-05-07, 09:57 AM

I'm moving too and me and the wife spent a good afternoon sorting out old invoices n that, got about 8 dustbin bags full - thought up a good 'green' way of using the shreddings - use it in boxes as packing

for your breakables , it works really well and is nice and light, and whats even better is my mate is moving house next month as well so that'll get passed onto him for the same use!!

13-05-07, 08:18 PM	#1
tricky Guest Posts: n/a	Shred-a-thon Started sorting out some stuff this afternoon as we are moving house soon. Up until today I still had every bill, invoice, payslip and statement I have ever been sent since 1999, a good 50% still in its envelope unopened There would have been more but Mrs Tricky sorted it all out for me in, erm... 1999. My recycle bin was empty before I started, all those trees I just hope I don't get a giant hamster nesting in there before the bin men come

13-05-07, 08:30 PM	#2
mattSV Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Darn sarf, innit Posts: 2,025	Re: Shred-a-thon Down here, you can not recycle shredded paper __________________ 2000 - 2004 SV650S 2004 - 2009 SV1000S 2009 - 2013 Triumph Sprint ST1050 2013 - 2016 Triumph Explorer 1200 2016 - Ducati Multistrada DVT S

13-05-07, 08:33 PM	#3
hovis Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Shred-a-thon Burn It

14-05-07, 08:08 AM	#5
Skip Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3,151	Re: Shred-a-thon Blimey, your shredder motor must have been hot, hot, hot!! __________________ '81 Honda H100A '18 Honda MSX125 (Grom)

14-05-07, 08:12 AM	#6
Luckypants Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nr Ruthin Posts: 7,079	Re: Shred-a-thon All my waste with personal information on it is burned in my wood-burner. __________________ "Your Viffer sounds like it is raising hell! Spot on." - Witchery 17/4/08 Snow Plough Appreciation Society - Member #3

14-05-07, 09:47 AM	#8
beniryu Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Shred-a-thon Know how you feel Tricky - I moved a few weeks ago and it was a complete nightmare with all the paper

14-05-07, 09:49 AM	#9
Ping Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Shred-a-thon I did the same thing a few weeks ago due to my pending house-move (been waiting ages for it all to get sorted and STILL no exchange...) It took me a good few hours and I was REALLY fed up by the end... Had two big white recycling bags worth of paper by the end of the WHOLE clearout (included newspapers and stuff too tho) What a DRAG!

14-05-07, 09:57 AM	#10
5v5 rider Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Shred-a-thon I'm moving too and me and the wife spent a good afternoon sorting out old invoices n that, got about 8 dustbin bags full - thought up a good 'green' way of using the shreddings - use it in boxes as packing for your breakables , it works really well and is nice and light, and whats even better is my mate is moving house next month as well so that'll get passed onto him for the same use!!