Bins let New Orleans oyster lovers give shells for reefs

FILE – In a Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, file photo, recycled oyster shells are seen in a gabion basket in Lake Athanasio, as part of a reef that was constructed in St. Bernard, La., Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. An environmental group that makes oyster reefs from shells collected at restaurants now has a new partner so anyone can contribute. (AP Photo/Janet McConnaughey, File)

by: Associated Press

Posted: Nov 28, 2021 / 05:00 PM EST

Updated: Nov 28, 2021 / 09:37 PM EST

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An environmental group that makes oyster reefs from shells collected at restaurants now has a new partner so anyone can contribute.

The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana has created four reefs since it began the “Restaurants to Reefs” program in 2014.

A news release Friday says The Green Project now has purple bins where anyone can contribute empty oyster shells from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

Another environmental recycler had been doing that.

But Glass Half Full had to pause that after Hurricane Ida hit in late August.