Quote Originally Posted by Green-Moo View Post
Paper decomposes nicely in compost or in a worm bin, and makes a nice mulch either shredded or as sheets. It has a tendancy to blow around the garden when it dries out, so I tend to only use paper myself as a sheet mulch when topped with something else.

Incidentally, most inks these days are toxin free so you can use most paper in the garden unless it is the glossy type.
This sounds ideal for a new garden bed. The strips of newsprint could be mixed in slightly, or have a little dirt sprinkled on to to hold them in place.

I would think wetting the area down would hold them in place as well.