The Miracle Micro cut Shredder for Compost and Vermicompost

In this video I show you just how awesome a micro-cut shredder is. I show what kind of materials you can put through a micro cut shredder and what the final product it.
Shredded paper and cardboard are the best free carbon sources in the world. Using them in your compost or vermicompost as bedding is amazing.
I am currently using my micro cut shredder to shred up newspaper cardboard and junk mail and put it into my backyard compost bin. I plan to use it in my worm bin once I build one.

[@andyk6767]

Dude, this saved me so much time. It never occurred to me to try our shredder. We have an old 10 page Fellowes crosscut shredder that worked great, as long as I fed it 3-4" max strips. I reduced several boxes down to nice confetti for my nightcrawlers. Thanks!

[@kellyh9410]

How is your shredder doing now after 4 years of shredding cardboard ?. I am seriously thinking of buying one for my worm bin.

[@ArcaneTinker]

I have been using the same Royal 1620mx crosscut shredder for over 6 years to process almost every piece of corrugated cardboard that our household of 4 has seen during that time. The shreds aren't micro, but my worms have never complained about it.

[@MiiMuMoo]

Oh hell, I loved the funky Cool in the Gang intro... just passing through.

[@troyyarbrough]

Love the intro. My wife and I had a good laugh.

[@alaskansourdoughwormsgarde4392]

I agree that the micro cutter is the way to go. Bought one and the worms eat it twice as fast along with food scraps. My casting are beautiful black castings.

[@Back2Organics]

my worms LOVE it they eat the paper faster then the food scraps some times lol.

[@sbaxter4207]

what about the toxic chemicals found in the waste paper?

[@Back2Organics]

Newspaper doesn't contain any toxic chemicals call your local newspaper to confirm

[@sbaxter4207]

@@Back2Organics i just did a short search and found GM soy and chlorine bleaches are a concern.

[@SebastianFerenczy]

@@sbaxter4207 in most countries the use of chlorine gas for paper bleaching is prohibited. Instead, other chlorine compounds and other chemicals are used. They should not cause problems with toxic dioxins, which are otherwise a big problem with chlorine gas bleached paper. But of course, paper products often contain some small levels of environmental toxins. In particular, recycled fibers. The use of cardboard/paper in compost, cultivation and worm contexts seems to be so widespread and proven that I personally don't think it's anything to worry about.

[@AlvinMcManus]

Remember no glossy paper or photos. No glossy cardboard or cereal boxes and no labels or tape. I have a Royal Micro Cut 10sheet and it just loves Amazon boxes. (I do too!) My shredded stuff goes to the worm bin and the hot compost bins too.

[@rongray4118]

Love the opening... a CLASSIC!!

[@breathestretchmeditatewith1905]

Great. Thanks Really appreciate the help for my worms

[@macforme]

Thanks for sharing your video... AND... I just learned a new word: vermicompost!

[@sandywest4299]

tyvm i just bought one because of info here

[@wemcal]

Great video, just like shredding

[@joelpritchard451]

This little guy can eat awesome

[@brucebonkowsky9406]

i like it ust how long will.that last

[@wadebarnes6720]

How long did it last are you still using

[@MariaWalker-qo3vi]

Appreciate this ❤

[@LondonWorms]

Great video. My only issue with shredders is the pause time when they heat up. I'd be on a roll then the shredder would pause while the motor cooled down. Drove me mad lol. Great for very short periods of shredding but when I had several large cardboard boxes to shred the pause time was longer than the operating time lol. Now I just rip them by hand. Great video though and thanks for sharing as it's a great method for sure.

[@hypershredder1917]

wonderful machine!!!

[@hisimagenme]

Thanks for sharing! You may want to consider that ink is usually GMO soy. We don't use junk mail for organic gardening because of that.

[@hisimagenme]

@Old chunk of coal. Sounds like your "interpreter" in your own brain needs to calm down. No one got excited in that comment. Stop watching the news and you might be able to read comments calmly.

[@hisimagenme]

@Old chunk of coal. you must be a robot. First this comment is years old... catch up. Second your responses are not human. Ignoring you...

[@nereidapr1]

That cuts hours of cutting. I spent 2 days cutting it. A few hour 1 day and a few hours the second day. I love doing my own compost because I know what's in it. Great video. Loved and Subbed.

[@Back2Organics]

nery colon 1 glad you like it I was hand cutting paper for compost for a little while then realized the hand cramps aren't worth it and got this beast.

[@lexnuss791]

What a great suggestion!

[@Back2Organics]

Thank you

[@220Gene_]

Love the song! lol

[@uncrunch398]

It would be nice to know how long one lasts using primarily for cardboard box shredding. All the available user manuals I found specifically list cardboard as something to not feed in. If there's a benefit that trumps voiding the warranty I guess there's no issue there.

[@vikasvg]

Do you mind posting the actual model number of your micro shredder? Can you put 2 pieces of cardboard at the same time?

[@macforme]

Vikas: I doubt 2 pieces of cardboard would work...he had a little trouble feeding just one piece to the slot.

[@danielkingery2429]

Know where I can get a couple with burned out motors?

[@sharonnoles4830]

How much does it cost, I've been needing to buy one.

[@shasmi93]

Damn my dude you are telling me you didn’t have any junk mail lying around..... you used fresh new paper. I want to live your life! No junk mail.

[@heinzhubbuch9409]

can you do an aluminum pop can on this?

[@poosmate]

I wouldn't put too much paper/cardboard in the compost/worm bins because, as with anything, you get out what you put in. I saw a video where someone did an experiment feeding 2 bins (compost or worms), 1 with paper, 1 without. The produce from the paper fed bin looked great, till compared with the other, then it just looked like dirt compared to the rich dark compost from the non paper bin. Made a lot of sense, so I decided to use my scrap paper for briquettes instead.

[@Back2Organics]

I don't put too much paper in I mainly just shred my sensitive documents and feed them to the worms (like to see an identity theif piece them together after that) But I also feed them yard clippings food scraps and leaves

[@christophocles]

This shredder looks awesome. I'm going to get one for shredding shipping boxes and cereal boxes for my compost. My other big source of paper waste, though, is Dixie paper plates and bowls. The Dixie website says they are compostable in 'commercial' facilities, presumably because high temp is needed to break down the non-shredded plates. But if I micro shred them first, I think my pile could probably handle it. If I wipe the food off first, do you think this shredder would work for wax coated paper plates?

[@Back2Organics]

Oh yes this thing is a tank it will go through double thick cardboard so long as you keep the blades oiled. To oil them just spread some vegetable oil on a page of regular paper and shred then alternate the oiled side. And do it a few times and boom it's just like new!

[@AtlantaTerry]

Try this experiment: put some of those Dixie products into a compost pile and also half into your garden. Then see what time, weather and worms do.

[@hazelblair6634]

i would like to know. when damp dose it clump together or compact.?

[@Back2Organics]

Hazel Blair actually I just wet some up today and no it does not clump or become compact at all.

[@yoshimaryotun7934]

Hi from montréal canada. Good explication. Thankyou. Do you think we can schredd plastic strap? Polypropylene strap?

[@philiptownsend4026]

You can chred CDs and credit cards so I don't see why not. Try it.

[@vladdolgov1368]

нужен для такого модифицированный шредер. у меня подобный 5 класса сломался и в ремонт сдан был, его там потеряли и пришлось ехать в мастерскую с руганью. но там ребята сказали, что в целях защиты, в шредере стоят пластиковые шестерни и это головная боль. за 200 грн были поставлены стальные. с тех пор не 5 листов за раз, а и 20 жует. картон разве что на полосы резать надо, чтобы проходило, режет тоже в порошок

[@kathleengraddy2788]

What cardboard shredder do you use?

[@LindaPenney]

thank you for sharing

[@alaskansourdoughwormsgarde4392]

I even put paper towel after they dry as well as toilet paper in mine with the help of a piece of cardboard.

[@Back2Organics]

yup everything works.

[@lifeisgood070]

can you tell me about ink and paper or tape on cardboard or labels? I know receipts would be bad because they are wax paper and have multiple layers of plastic.... but what about different inks / dyes / tapes / etc?

[@MayshaSingh1]

So you just oil some paper with vegetable oil? How often do you do this? How about a video?

[@myfrugalraggylife7104]

This is just what I need but am concerned about buying one because I contacted the manufacturers and they said that cardboard would ruin the blades - I don't want to shred huge amounts of cardboard, just a few bags now and then for composing, - any thoughts please ?

[@Back2Organics]

+Frugality from Weans Frugal World I run hundreds of boxes through mine if you oil the blades with just vegetable oil cause that's all machine oil is you should be able to run cardboard for years

[@myfrugalraggylife7104]

Thank you so much for your prompt reply. I have seen one on Ebay - I will buy from there as I am in the UK. Looking forward to it very much, initially it's for composting the raised vegetable beds, but I think I will try my hand at worm farming too !! Thank you again.

[@myfrugalraggylife7104]

I bought one and am using it with great success with cardboard boxes ! it's just what I wanted - the tiny pieces will be perfect for compost for my raised beds. Thank you for this video and your advice !! You should get commission from the manufacturers !!

[@Back2Organics]

+Frugality from Weans Frugal World you are most welcome I am glad you like what it puts out. I know but you know sometimes it's better to just share the information even without a commission.

[@manuellopezampuero8433]

Please send the model of the shredder to find here in Lima Peru

[@ChurchClown7]

Do you remove the plastic windows from the junk mail envelopes?

[@Back2Organics]

Donald Fugitt yes those windows don't decompose since they are plastic. I always take that part out and then shred.

[@ianruston9268]

What about the dyes in coloured papers and junk mail. Is this safe for compost heaps, please?

[@Back2Organics]

Most of the dye that they use now are soy based so they wont hurt the soil. However I always avoid the high gloss and the stuff that has metallic printing on it. These can contain stuff that in large quantities could harm your soil.

[@StephanieDavis]

No, shiny coloured papers are generally discouraged, at least in worm bins...

[@Back2Organics]

This is true I generally avoid putting colored paper in a worm bin. But in a compost heap color doesn't matter because the bacterial don't care.

[@svetlanikolova5557]

don't go crazy on the paper there bud! think fall leaves !

[@Back2Organics]

I don't I only add a few handfuls each week in order to prevent my grass clippings from clumping together.

[@svetlanikolova5557]

+Back 2 Organics that is good!

[@denisehughes2898]

I'm looking for something that will shred fine enough so that I can use it as kitty litter, and it will go through the kitty litter scoop without getting caught.

[@sebmathewsvideo]

Still workin?

[@escapefromny2012]

Would like to know the model number of the shredder.

[@Back2Organics]

The model number is crc46860

[@omoshioine]

any update on the machine after a few years of use?

[@Back2Organics]

Yup still working great just have to run a few sheets through with oil on it and it just keeps plowing through cardboard

[@ronyerke9250]

You forgot that the shreds can be used to make wood stove/fireplace pellets or briquettes.

[@Back2Organics]

+Ron Yerke this is true you could use the paper shreddings to make fire logs. Thanks for the reminder.

[@ronyerke9250]

BTW, ashes are a good spore stimulator for Moral mushrooms. The circle of life really does resemble a web.

[@constancelovejoy7308]

Anyone know where to get a food scrap shredder to shred fruit & veggie waste for composting & vermicomposting 😊?

[@Back2Organics]

+Constance Lovejoy you could use a food processor could probably find one at a thrift store

[@troyyarbrough]

I use a cheap blender I got at a yard sale for $3.00. You have to add some liquids to get it to blend well. Once I have my food scraps blended I add oatmeal, cornmeal, grass clippings, or whatever to soak up the excess moisture.

[@l.wheels3458]

Quick tip: You never want to put cardboard in your shredder. It doesn't matter what type of blade it is the shredder will dull faster and easier.

[@Back2Organics]

Logan Wheeler this is true of any blade the thicker and tougher the material the more dull the blade becomes. I have kept the blades well lubricated but putting vegetable oil on sheets of paper and running them through my shredder. With that I have been able to run hundreds of boxes through my shredder without a single hickup.

[@AtlantaTerry]

@@Back2Organics Edit: "by" not "but"

[@macforme]

What the heck is going on here....69450 views and no one has hit LIKE ...till now.

[@danglybird]

I don't know about yours, but my 16 sheet one eats thick pieces of plastic.

[@funonvancouverisland]

It shreds plastic cards, cardboard aint no thang

[@bigsqueegee2516]

I have tried several of these for cardboard. They are slow for a large operation and the use of cardboard seems to bend up and clog the blades. They don't last long enough to pay for themselves. I do not recommend this method.

[@Back2Organics]

this machine has run like a champ I have shredded all of our moving boxes and more through this. hundreds of boxes. and the blades have never bent or clogged up. it is a little bit slow to tear all the boxes into bite size pieces but you quickly fill garbage bags full of the shreddings. I have never needed more then a small garbage bags or 2 so it has worked amazing for what I need it to.

[@manor1730]

bigsqueegee what do you recommend for mulching cardboard?

[@sbaxter4207]

glues, whitening bleaches and toxic ink near the roots of your plants.

[@Back2Organics]

Glues yes why I keep cardboard to a minimum bleaches why I use newspaper.... and toxic ink the inks on newspaper print is soy based and nontoxic but it's always good to call your local newspaper to confirm which I have.

[@krishnaparmer6100]

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