Papers, I got Papers

[DNK]

You ever try to shred 22 years of papers to important to recycle.

 

[Gliderman8]

Get one....

 

[DNK]

Great idea. Will you take it when I'm done?

 

[Gliderman8]

<span style="color: #FFFFFF">no</span>

 

[DNK]

Wouldn't have to mow your lawn no more

 

[Guest]

Great idea. Will you take it when I'm done?

Don, then you "recycle" him. :wink:

 

[Banjo]

This thread is really gettin my goat.......

 

[aerog]

You ever try to shred 22 years of papers to important to recycle.

Yes. There are companies that specialize in massive amounts of paper shredding. They come by in large trucks to do the shredding, usually for offices.

 

[DNK]

This is a house and they want a pretty penny

 

[JPSmit]

This is a house and they want a pretty penny

Is it a house with a firepit?

 

[Guest]

Whud yew need'da du is make yew a big faar.

An'iffun yew ghot thad thar goht, thin yew ghot awl th' fix'ins.

 

[DNK]

JP Not allowed to burn here.
Did it once and the neighbor called the FD on me

 

[PC]

Is everything to be shredded all in one pile? If so, I'd say just bite the bullet and pay for a shredding service. That way it's over and done with.

If a mobile service won't come around there are office supply/service places like OfficeMax and the UPS Store where you can bring stuff in for shredding.

I've been going over to my Mom's house once a week to help her get organized.

22 years? Ha! I've been finding stuff from the Eisenhower administration.

But we're sorting through tons of stuff and only some of it needs shredding. So we can shred it a little at a time. I bought her a shredder and we just plug away at it.



pc

 

[JPSmit]

JP Not allowed to burn here.
Did it once and the neighbor called the FD on me

needless to say, water is another solution.

 

[Gliderman8]

JP Not allowed to burn here.
Did it once and the neighbor called the FD on me

Give them two tickets to the movies that you can't use :wink:
Then burn those papers while they're gone

 

[aerog]

This is a house and they want a pretty penny

I guess everything is relative. If you <span style="font-style: italic">need</span> it done quickly then you're going to end up paying for it (since a fire is out of the question). I've been told around here it's usually $30-$35 per 30-pound load (a 2500-sheet box of typical copier paper weighs about 20 pounds).

If their estimate is really out of sight then look at a moderate quality personal/office shredder. You're still going to spend money, but unless you figure out how to get a fire going legally then you're stuck with it. There are a few <$200 shredders that do a decent job without jamming or overheating every time you use it.

This Fellows 79Ci is designed for a 10-minute run time and will handle staples/paperclips (and more). I've done this before with lots of paper and after 10 minutes there's a <span style="font-style: italic">lot</span> to throw away. The 99ci is a little more but it's designed to run for 25 minutes at a time and has a bigger basket.

The cheaper small trash-can size ones you get at Walmart are usually designed for occasional use and a 6 minute run-time. Some will do the job, albeit slowly. I have a Royal shredder I've had for over 10 years. Probably cost $60 new, but I've produced green trash bags full of shreddings at a time with it.

Regardless of the size and price though, if you've got massive amounts of paper it <span style="font-style: italic">will</span> take a long time to do and you'll have lots of trash bags stuffed with paper to throw out.

If you end up getting a shredder (of any kind), get a bottle of shredder oil and keep it lubricated.