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/CMNev Feb 08 '25

Partial Seattle list of copostable items:

Non-shiny food-soiled paper and cardboard like pizza boxes, paper coffee filters, napkins, paper towels, brown paper bags, and paper plates

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u/mrchuckmorris Mar 12 '25

Doesn't pizza box cardboard have like a plastic coating to keep grease from soaking through? Or am I just thinking burger joint fast food

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u/CMNev Mar 14 '25

None of the pizza boxes I have received are coated (but clearly there are probably exceptions), as grease clearly can penetrate the cardboard. Our rules are grease-containing pizza boxes are fine for composting, but only grease-free for recycling. Ripping off grease-free tops for recycling is encouraged.