Ah, my apologies - thank you. If you have guidance that specifically says you can put newspaper in either bin, it probably doesn’t matter much, but personally I would put it in the compost bin, on the basis (as I mentioned above) that I believe the process pf turning newspaper into compost is more environmentally friendly than turning it into recycled paper (but then again, does that mean more trees need to be cut down to make ‘new’ paper? Impossible to know). If the guidance says put the newspaper in the recycling bin, I would do that (on the basis that although it’s probably also fine to put it in the compost, it’s probably easier for the trash service to balance the greens and browns of composting correctly by doing it this way).
If you get a lawnmower that chops up the grass as it goes (mine calls it the compost setting) you can just let it fall back to the ground, where it will rot in place and feed the remaining grass. Extremely low effort, and good for the lawn.
Thanks, I was aware and will consider that for my next lawnmower - at the moment I fear that’s going to be messy with young kids and paddling pools etc. Our lawn is more of an outdoor play space than a decorative feature 
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I don’t find it messy. I often can’t even see where the bits of grass landed, fwiw.
Immediately after mowing, there do seem to be bits of grass that will stick to your clothes if you sit or lie down on the lawn. That stage doesn’t seem to last very long, though.
That’s my guess. I’m thinking the energy inputs and emission outputs are less for municipal composting than recycling. But don’t know that.
The other part of the question is relative demand. Always use for quality soil amendments, but I think there’s supposed to be a growing demand for recycled paper …
Okay so newspapers, pizza boxes, paper towels, and paper egg cartons in the compost. Office papers, clean cardboard, cartons, and magazines in the recycle bin.
It’s based on quality of the fibers.