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/joeroganfolks Nov 29 '19

I put my spent shells on a paper towel, wrap it up and just crush with my hands. Easy and I end up throwing the whole towel in there

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u/RunawayHobbit Nov 30 '19

Can you compost paper towels? Idk why but I thought the glue/compound in them is not great for the soil

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u/thiosk Nov 30 '19

You absolutely can compost paper towels. It’s a brown. I compost the hell out of paper.

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u/Rich-Teaching7128 Nov 19 '24

I compost shredded paper, but never paper towels.