NSFW What's a fast way to destroy two paper sketch-books?

[ironrain]

I have two sketchbooks with my drawings. They're terrible and if I ctb I don't want my family to see all of the cringe that's there. I drew there with pens and colorful pencils. Do I burn them or sth? Cutting is pain in the ass it's so long and messy.

 

[idfwlnh]

Throwing them in local "trash station" or sth, i'm not sure what those are called. I doubt anyone come to check out the content, especially if it's inside a trash bag

 

[ironrain]

Throwing them in local "trash station" or sth, i'm not sure what those are called. I doubt anyone come to check out the content, especially if it's inside a trash bag

No i need them destroyed. I guess I'll have to work with my hand. Also i just saw that i accidentally flagged it as NSFW lol

 

[asymptoteofidealism]

I had a similar problem when I wanted to destroy several papers of mine. Writings, artwork, that sort of thing. I threw them in the trash, but (to be disgustingly honest) the trash in my bathroom. Naturally, they were completely soiled and taken out to the dump with the rest of the trash.
That worked for me. I understand that you want yours to be completely destroyed. Do you own a mail shredder? That will certainly devour your papers!
Good luck to you.

 

[Hvergelmir]

Rip them to pieces, and pour some water on them. Then just work them into an unrecognizable mass.
Or you could burn them, if that's practical where you live.

 

[Forveleth]

If you are willing to spend a bit of money, sometimes local office supply stores or shipping stores offer a paper shredding service. Your documents are placed inside of a locked bin, and then the bin is taken by a professional paper shredding company. These people deal with very sensitive documents ranging from financial institutions to medical records so no one is going to care about your drawings and no one is going to see them.

 

[Seneca65AD]

I'm a fan of shredding in the commercial context. My firm has a licensed and bonded team come in every 6 months or so and destroy old files that have been retained for at least 7-10 years depending on jurisdiction - they are shredded onsite using a truck mounted unit. Small one-off jobs can be taken to places such as UPS. But here is the issue, I would not trust any small place that does not destroy the documents in front of me. It is too easy for the clerk to throw the documents in a "for shredding" pile and then later on go through the material prior to destruction. I see burning as the best option, if possible.

2nd method is "pulping" which is quite similar to what Hvergelmir described. Only change is to use a mixture of water and bleach. The dried pulp can be disposed of in any garbage.