A famous man once said, “Eggs, we need eggs!” A lot of people listened, some applauded him and some made him CEO of FC Bayern afterwards. And what can you say: In these times you have to be really happy that Oliver Kahn and no one else is in this position. Having more eggs would be really good right now, in Germany and the rest of the world. After all, Easter is coming soon.
But where do all the shells go in the end? It’s a good thing that the municipal waste management company exists. He has a search mask for questions like these on his homepage. There you only see a bearded, sweaty kickboxer – who at least has the balls to mess with a spilling paper coffee cup the size of a punching bag. Applause.
But then there is a reference to a “Munich garbage fairy tale”, and it begins threateningly: “Once upon a time there was a beautiful city on the Isar, where many people thoughtlessly threw away their garbage. Simply because they knew too little about it.” So quickly to the input mask.
When asked about eggshells, however, the Munich waste sorting search engine reacted taciturnly: “Organic waste bin” just says, green tick, done. How thoughtless! The Easter leftovers would be far too good for that. On the contrary, aren’t they made for this city where there are snails and beauties, both in great numbers? Chopped up properly, eggshells can keep wrinkles away and lots of slimes too. Not only are they suitable as fertilizer and food supplements, you can even use them to remove stubborn incrustations – in pots and in bowls.
High time to talk about unlaid eggs. German hens laid an incredible 13 billion eggs last year. Gack-gack-gack, zack-zack-zack, that’s how it went without a break. 400 eggs per second – but even that is far too little. Munich alone uses 350 million eggs a year. If Europe’s chickens didn’t stick together in such an exemplary way… unthinkable. If this were an ad, we’d be singing, “Help is in / in every fourth egg.”
It is not known whether they are all eaten or just blown out and the remains then crushed. But what if the replenishment really comes to a standstill? The statistics office reports that the number of private chicken keepers in Munich is increasing. Is that enough in the end? Egg shells, we need egg shells. Oliver Kahn, please take over.