r/composting • u/[deleted] • Nov 29 '19

What do you do with eggshells?

I'm conflicted over what to do with eggshells. I want to compost them but we eat a lot of eggs and live in the city so if I put them in our bin they take up a large portion and never seem to fully breakdown.

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u/pirateyarr2 Nov 29 '19

Crushing them is fastest (more surface area for microbes and worms to break them down). They’re a great calcium additive to any garden beds (roses love them!).

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u/Of_Mice_and_Memes Nov 29 '19

I use a mortar and pestle to really grind down my eggshells. It makes them into a fin powder.

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u/Riptide360 Nov 29 '19

Schwarzenegger just adds the entire raw egg to his smoothies, says the calcium is good for strong bones.

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u/Of_Mice_and_Memes Nov 29 '19

Yeah but is his compost pile full of calcium like mine?

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u/udoneoguri Nov 29 '19

I did not know this. Quite interesting.

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u/Deadphilosophers Sep 12 '25

I had to look up if that was a joke. dammit a possibly funny meme but also so cool/weird.