Should waste be chopped or shredded?16 July 2014 | HOTBIN Composting Should waste be chopped or shredded before composting?
It is not essential but as a best practice halving, quartering and chopping bigger waste items helps decrease the time taken for waste to compost and ensure a more consistent finer texture in the end compost you achieve.
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| Positives | Negatives |
Knife / scissors/ | Ideal for kitchen waste Cheap and Easy | Takes a little longer than just adding whole items, however the benefits are worthwhile |
Secateurs | Ideal for thin woody items like dead flowers and prunnings. | Not suited to thicker items - however try not to add anything thicker than finger width |
Shredder | Good for high volume. | They can be expensive and take up storage room. |
Hedge Trimmer | Pile up hedge trimming and then cross cut pile. | Little time needed to reduce a big pile of branches to a small pile of leaves and chippings. |
Rotary Lawn Mower | Great for autumn leaves. | Works for other non-woody garden waste. |
If you are still unsure on the size you need to chop your waste too you can also check out our YouTube video here for further clarification.
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