Eggshells become fertiliser in project that reduces Geenfood’s food waste
16,000 boiled and peeled eggs per hour generate an enormous amount of eggshells. In the work of preventing food waste, Sweden’s largest egg cooker, Mixum, has found a solution. To create a sustainable circular flow and utilisation of food waste, the eggshells are sent to local farms, where they add nutrients and are used as soil improvers.
It is not sustainable to produce food only to have it be thrown away. In Sweden alone, approximately one million tonnes of food are thrown away each year. To reduce food waste, the Greenfood Group is investing in technological innovation and smart