oyster shell recycling Information

Launched in June 2014, CRCL’s Oyster Shell Recycling Program recycles shell from participating New Orleans-based restaurants and uses that shell to restore oyster reefs and shoreline habitat across Coastal Louisiana.

This is the first program of its kind in Louisiana and in its pilot year, it has become the largest shell recycling program in the nation.

As of May, 2015, the program has collected more than 800 tons of shell.

Sponsored by $1 million donation from Shell.

Twenty-five participating restaurants