this post was submitted on 04 Sep 2023
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Seems to me (& I'm likely wrong) but you wouldn't get much kitchen scraps in there. Maybe a few weeks at best. No egg products seems weird as most gardening subs have egg shells as a great resource for additional nutrients. I have a massive pile in the garden. I just throw everything at it. I keep egg shells separate and just sprinkle them on my plants once a week.
I throw cardboard and grass into the pile with weekly food scraps. Takes time to breakdown but I get unlimited space. In this situation I'd get faster compost but I'd need to be in constant flux with new bins. Probably have 52 of these by end of year. Suppose you could use up the first one once it's completely turned to compost
It has egg shells listed in what you "can compost." Eggs themselves are listed in what you "can't"
But for sure tho. This is just a simplified infographic. There's so many, many ways you can go about composting
Apologies. Read it wrong. So egg shells are yes but the actual egg is a no. Interesting.
I get it's just to help. Just thought it was a bit small in size. I've seen a lot of those small compact ones that sound great for those without gardens. You just wouldn't be able to fill it much. Plus what would you use the compost for ? House plants maybe
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Those bins like the one pictured come in all sizes. But even if you're unable to use the compost you make yourself, just the act of doing so helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from that food/yard waste ending up in landfills.
Oh absolutely, anything beats it decaying in landfill
For me egg shells don't compost fast enough. Unless I crush them really small before adding, they are still distinct pieces by the time all the rest of the compost has long turned into nice black stuff.
Probably just adds a little good texture. But yeah, it might be a waste to keep them in the pile taking up space when they can also just be added to the soil directly. IDK if they add much to the process of decomposition.