Leaf shredders are used to recycle yard and garden leaves into mulch. Shredded leaves produces fine materials that composts faster. Most common type of leaf shredders are electric leaf shredders. Advanced electric leaf shredders can shred more amounts of leaves into mulch in no time.

In electric leaf shredders, leafs are mounted directly on a trash container. They consist of a leaf bag liner for instant disposal. Most electric leaf shredders have heavy duty flexible double cutting lines. The large funnel in electric leaf shredders allow easy loading of leaves. They can convert as much as 8 bags of leaves into mulch at once. Most electric leaf shredders have built in carrying handles and are easy to transport. Electric leaf shredders are easy to assemble and maintain.

Advanced electric leaf shredders consist of a string trimmer unit built into the base of a large funnel. They have five shredding settings from coarse to super fine. These shredders can shred dry leaves as well as wet leaves. If the leaves are wet, they are fed into the machine slowly. Advanced electric leaf shredders can convert as much as 11 bags of leaves into mulch at a time. They can also process pine needles, grass clippings and thatch. Most advanced electric leaf shedders have multi position hopper adjustment.

Handheld leaf shredders are ideal for lawn maintenance. Most of them have quick release latches for easy conversion. They can work on tough lawn chores, tight areas and hard surfaces. Most handheld leaf shredders also feature comfort control grip and extension cord lock.