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Investing in a garden shredder can be a good move. Shredders can significantly reduce the volume of your garden waste resulting in fewer trips to the tip. They can also prepare material for putting on your compost heap giving you rich homemade compost for your garden.

Our chipper doesn't like floppy greenery, we have a very quick turn over of compost that it doesn't break down, so we dump it. As I said before, bramble prickles in the soil everytime you plant something, not good. Brambles and small branches shred well.Jan 6, 2019

Old Tires and Rubber. No, you should not put tires or rubber into a wood chipper or shredder. Most rubber tires contain steel belts which will ruin a wood chipper. Even rubber without steel can damage the machine because the chipper can jam and the motor will overheat and fail.Dec 27, 2021

When you put garden waste through a shredder, it composts far more quickly than it would if you just pile it on. You can also use shredded garden waste directly on your borders as a mulch, where it will help keep in moisture and suppress weeds. It will slowly break down and return nutrients to the soil.Sep 6, 2020

Wood Chip Mulch: For uniform wood chip mulch, remove leaves and twiggy material and just shred the wood branches. Leaves and Clippings: For maximum recycling power, mix in grass clippings and leaves for mulch that will decompose into nutritious compost.

The chipper is capable of processing hard or soft branches, leaves, cardboard, paper and any other garden waste you can think of. You can save on hours of hard work and grinding down materials to use for your garden. Simply switch the machine on and away you go – no effort involved!Nov 13, 2020

Impact garden shredders and chippers use a cutting blade that will chop leaves and green branches very finely – perfect for compost heaps. They are suitable for both woody and green leafy waste. ... Impact garden shredders will also need a degree of maintenance over the course of their lives.

The clippings that fall from the pruned shrubs are beneficial to the yard as mulch. The shrub clippings can be used as is, shredded or composted to be spread around plants and trees. Only use clippings from healthy shrubs; plants infected with disease or pests must be destroyed to prevent spreading the infection.

• Rotochopper offers waste grinding solutions for highly abrasive feedstocks like green waste, food waste, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), and baled recyclables. Our grinders are easy to operate and maintain, are available with diesel or electric power plants, and can be manufactured with several mobility options to meet the needs of your operation.