Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle mussel shells?

By: Mark B. Beaudreau

Mark B. Beaudreau — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:59:04 +0000

Hi Shaine,

My wife and I make 8″ & 12″ wreaths, Christmas trees with real
Rhinestones for decorations and a votive candle holder that’s cute.
We do it as a hobby and have used them for gifts and donations. It’s a fun winter project and they’re beautiful. On the 12″ wreaths I make a hanger on the top and bottom. I create a flower out of the shells that’s part of the wreath. With the hanger on both sides you can have the flower on the top or bottom. I can e-mail you some photos if you’d like.

Mark

By: aya

aya — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:17:25 +0000

i need to know how to make a detergent using these shells

By: aya

aya — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:16:23 +0000

how can i make one?? its our project actually , but i really dont know how to do it….

By: E.N.

E.N. — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 05:22:33 +0000

Good Eye!

By: Shaine

Shaine — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:00:20 +0000

What should I do with these mussel shells? I want to recycle them by using them as decorations and stuff but the only option is making picture frames.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 31 May 2011 09:09:11 +0000

pukpukin mo ng martilyo = crush it using hammer

By: beth

beth — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:34:00 +0000

By: leon

leon — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:44:24 +0000

Iwant to start a smaal bussines with black mussel grit.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 11:02:15 +0000

Actually they have no nutritional value for chickens. They are fed to chickens because they provide “grit” in the gizzard, which helps in the process of breaking down and digestion of grain.

By: jerald

jerald — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:05:44 +0000

how can make a tiles from musselsbshells

By: Jessie

Jessie — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:24:51 +0000

I would love to know of a website that sells beach findings. I make jewelry and I love the look of black mussel shells.

please contact me if you have found a listing for mussel shells
riverknottings@gmail.com
http://www.etsy.com/shop/RiverKnottings

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:58:06 +0000

you can make it as alternative ingredients in making ceramic products..

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:10:20 +0000

pukpukin mo ng martilyo.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:15:49 +0000

I popped a bunch of leftover mussel shells and mussel meat in my Bokashi bin yesterday. I am guessing that they will break down pretty slowly, but in the meantime release calcium and nutrients to my garden.

One advantage of using a Bokashi bin is that you are essentially pickling everything you put in it, so the finished product is pickled food that won’t attract animals. You dig the finished Bokashi right into the ground, and it turns into compost within a few weeks. For green minded people, this is great because you can add raw or fresh meat, fish, old pizza, pasta, citrus, onoins, and other things you can’t so easily put in a traditional compost bin. And, there is no smell involved so you can actually keep it in your kitchen.

By: Tamra Philbrook

Tamra Philbrook — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:35:25 +0000

Please check out http://www.shellstoneinc.com and see what that innovative Maine business is doing with recycled lobster, mussel, and clam shells! You can also see their Maine Seashell flatware on http://www.neimanmarcus.com. A very green business that is trying to save shellfish waste from going to landfills and also trying to employ Maine people!

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:21:19 +0000

Hi all, I work on an aquaculture farm in victoria, australia and we usually take any shells on the boat back to the aquaculture site, if they’ve been out of the water it’s kind of 50/50 whether you’d return them, we grind them up often personally, as we shuck mussels for bait as well, and use the left over juices, shell (crushed to fine powder essentially), and any other leftover marine biproduct for an awesome burley that has most the charter boats in our area raving. the mussels won’t attach to other mussel shell, the shell would end up on the ocean floor and i can almost gaurantee any spat that fell on it would be eaten almost immediately by ocean floor life (i.e we have tons of seastar under some parts of our farm.. but they arent the only predators.)

By: Crawford

Crawford — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:30:22 +0000

I know of some aqua-culture plans and strategies that rely on shell being used as a habitat base for the next “crop” it’s used with scallops, and oysters shell’s. and i believe that mussel shells can be used in the same way. Returned to their natural environment.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:47:27 +0000

I want to know too.

By: alonso

alonso — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:21:55 +0000

I am really interest in get marine mussel shells
If you have a restaurant or fish shop and have mussels shells
please contact with me in:
http://www.shop.etropicals.co.uk/contact_us.html?
I get all your mussel shells

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:46:28 +0000

actually when you leave really long enough it will be really stinky>>>>

By: l weber

l weber — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:22:48 +0000

I saw a beautifull chandelier in Southern Accents Mag. this month. Looks like they used about 1,ooo shells. I might try it.

By: nicole bernabe

nicole bernabe — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:43:23 +0000

can we try this: mussel shells a substitute for commercialized tiles

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:34:26 +0000

They can be used to make beautiful nautical style wreaths with rope bows

By: Sashia

Sashia — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:19:01 +0000

I’ve been researching possible uses for mussel shells and discovered a web site about a vigneron in New Zealand using mussel shells under the grapevines in his vineyard as a mulch and to decrease ripening time. Also suggests it may quicken ripening of citrus fruits.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/marlboroughexpress/4241111a6563.html

http://www.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/10/mussel_shell_mulch_what_will_they_use_next.html

By: chris

chris — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:08:10 +0000

In North Carolina public oyster shell recycling locations also take clam and mussel shells. Check this link for a listing of shell recycling drop off locations: http://www.ncfisheries.net/shellfish/recycle4.htm

By: steve

steve — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:05:35 +0000

I haven’t tried this yet- but what about using shells to line a gas bbq grill?

Seems to me that they would hold/reflect heat well, and break up the flame to more-evenly cook.

If/when the break down too much, scoop ‘em out and add them to the garden somewhere.

Maybe.

By: ruth

ruth — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:30:01 +0000

the shells can also be used as dishwashers.

By: megumi

megumi — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:16:59 +0000

how can I make tiles from mussel shells?

By: jess

jess — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:53:51 +0000

when i was younger i ate these all the time!! my mom was very crafty, and we bought a plain wooden frame from the craft store. we glued them on in a pattern, and put pictures of us at the beach in them!! also, we bought a plain wreath from the craft store, made it all with shells and tied a bow at the bottom with some blue ribbon. then we put that on the door of our beach house!!!

By: Elliott

Elliott — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:21:50 +0000

If you happen to have chickens or know someone who does, they can be ground up and fed as a calcium supplement. Oyster shells are sold commercially for this. It also works with old chicken egg shells.