A method of shredding bottles preferably, but not necessarily, including providing a major blade rotatably located about a common axis with at least some of the plurality of shredder blades. The major blade may have at least one shaft which extends radially outwardly from the common axis for a distance greater than the maximum radius of any of the plurality of shredder blades. Preferably engaging bottles via the major blade prior to the commencement of cutting by the plurality of shredder blades so that the major blade preferably at least one of cutting, deforming, and dragging bottles toward the plurality of shredder blades for shredding thereof.