Have you successfully composted anything other than plant or vegetable material?

I’ve read that hair clippings make excellent compost, but I haven’t tried it, When we get our next cat, I’ll try to remember to compost that endless supply of loose cat hair.

I compost a lot, but it’s almost all plant or vegetable matter. I do put dog hair in there (since I have so much of it) as well as put it out for the birds.

I shred my mail and other paper products and compost them, and I collect coffee grounds from the local coffee shop. I probably shouldn’t because it contains some fecal material, but I compost the ground walnut shell litter from the bottom of my huge bird cage (no problem with maggots or insects so far).

I’d like to figure out something to do with my clumping cat litter; between composting and recycling, I’ve cut down what I send to the landfill by 40–60%, but cat litter remains a significant issue.

I throw peanut and pistachio shells as mulch around my plants in the gardens when I think of it.

I use ground corn as litter and dump it in various parts of my fields; the crows eat all the corn. The poop seems to disappear eventually just as the deer and rabbit and fox droppings (that are everywhere) do.

I often thorw small clumps of wet paper towels in the compost.

I put dryer lint into a net bag, such as the ones oranges come in, and hang it outside in the spring. Many birds will use if as part of their nest material.

@syz “I do put dog hair…… out for the birds.” What a brilliant idea, I bet you score highly with our avian friends : ^)

Supposedly one can compost fish bits if they are stirred into the hot center of the pile. Some people claim you can do chicken and even meat, but that sounds iffy to me.

Before I found the Breeze litter system, I also used ground corn for litter. I would buy animal-grade cracked corn, usually a 50 lb $12 bag of chicken feed, and grind it myself at home. Major savings over store-bought ground corn litter, especially if you already have a grain grinder or a high-powered blender.

I use coffee grounds and egg shells for roses and other flowers. My Dad has installed a Bio gas plant in his company. All domestic bio waste including wastewater has been treated hygienically and biogas, a very good cooking fuel is produced.
This is the video of Biogas formed from waste materials in our factory. We also have a small one at home.

@wildpotato You can very definitely compost fish waste, I once lived in a community that grew and sold the most marvellous vegetables organically, the soil was solely fertilised by a compost they made in huge long bins, it was made with fish waste from the local fish processing factory and untreated sawdust, the ingredients were delivered by the truckful, yes it did smell but it was a very large property and compost was made far away from any of the houses, the soil was the best I have seen anywhere.

The Native Americans used fish for growing corn. It’s a great source of nitrogen and it probably breaks down fast.