Mary, you remind me that I have papers to shred too. Will finish corralling them all and will shred. Adding it to the weekly to do list is a great idea. Once shredded I add mine to the compost bin.
That's a good idea to put the papers in a compost bin. I usually just put in gross garbage in with the shredded paper so no one wants to go through it.
I spent about an hour in the basement sorting through bags and boxes. I put a few nicer gift bags and some more books in the donation bin. Three more shopping bags of junk went into the trash. (The trash guys came earlier in the morning and by this afternoon, I just filled up one of the empty trash cans.)