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Choosing a shredder

What are you shredding?

Most domestic electric models will handle branches around 40mm thick. If you have lighter, fresher branches and twigs to chip, an impact shredder will chop these up easily and quickly.

Woodier growth is better suited to a rotary shredder. These crush most waste apart from wet, sappy material, which can get stuck. They’re

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