Those who shred their papers, may consider donating the shredded paper to shelters or even local vets.
Many of the shelters around here need newspapers -- to line cages etc. You could even collect them at your work and donate them.....
These are both great ideas that I hadn't thought of! I shred papers at work, and even though I put them in a blue bag (Chicago's way of recycling) I always think that they are just being dumped anyway (do I have a lot of confidence in Chicago's recycling program or what? ). So this is a great idea.

And with the newspapers, I guess I knew that because my mom used to do that up in WI, but it never ocurred to me that I could do it too. Sometimes I just wonder where my brain is....and no, I'm not blond.