"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> spamtrap1888 > wrote:
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>> > Here you can sort to compost in a bin and the town picks it up once a
>> > week. They say no animal product. The only animal stuff I put in are
>> > eggshells.
>> >
>>
>> In my experience, eggshells take longer than other things to break
>> down, so I always squeeze them to break them into small pieces.
>>
>> The other problem with fats is that they can coat other materials and
>> prevent bacteria from getting to them. You see this same effect with
>> pine needles that have a waxy coating.
>
> The BEST way to compost meat, fat scraps, eggshells and any animal
> leftovers is to pass them thru chickens first. ;-)

my previous locale was on the coast

seagulls eat *any* animal leftovers - from entrails to fat

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