NBC Connecticut

This CT nonprofit is recycling oyster shells that are otherwise going to waste

Oysters are a delicacy that many New Englanders savor, but removing their shells from the ocean floor actually harms the environment. Now a first-of-its kind program in Connecticut aims to put tens of ...
The Boston Globe

These environmentalists are cleaning up used oyster shells to help save the ocean and reduce waste

WELLFLEET — Two 5-foot-tall piles of spent oyster shells sit in a corner of Wellfleet’s garbage and recycling center, baking in the hot summer sun. The approximately 25,000 pounds of bivalves have ...
Charleston City Paper

Discarded oyster shells get another chance at life

SCDNR’s SCORE program relies on natural resources, technicians like Bryan Luce and a host of volunteers to sort and clean oyster shells from local restaurants Credit: Ferris Kaplan We have to talk ...
Charleston City Paper

Oyster shell recycling is key to preserving living shorelines

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Oyster shells recycled through the SCORE program go directly back into sustaining local living ...
NBC Connecticut

CORR returns 125,000 pounds of oyster shells to Long Island Sound through restoration project

You may love the taste, but probably not the waste when it comes to eating oysters, but now a restoration project is coming full circle. Collective Oyster Recycling and Restoration, or CORR, has been ...