On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:22:21 -0800, sf wrote:

>On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:49:23 -0800 (PST), Nancy2
> wrote:
>
>>Not necessarily - every plumber says not to put egg shells down -
>>because of the membranes that line the shells. How hard is it to wrap
>>them in a paper towel and toss them in with the stuff that the garbage
>>man picks up?
>
>Are you the kind of person who has a dishwasher, but doesn't use it
>because it will wear out? Why bother with a garbage disposal if you
>can't even grind up egg shells in it? I've ground up eggshells in
>garbage disposals all my life and it has never been a problem.

Egg shells do not break down well. I can still find large pieces of
egg shell in my compost a couple of years later. You do not want that
in the septic tank. In city sewer lines, go ahead.

>
>>Conversely, they are really good in compost, so start a compost container.
>
>I live in a big city and I don't want compost heap.
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Susan N.

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