In 2019 alone, the US generated 66 million tons of food waste. The majority of that waste (60 percent) ended up in landfills.

Oyster shell recycling is helping rebuild reefs, protect shorelines, and restore marine life across the Gulf Coast. Here’s how the process works—and why it matters.

Discover must-visit oyster bars along Virginia's coast, from rustic docks to elegant raw bars—each shucking fresh, local ...

Olympia oysters, whose native range runs from Baja California to southern Alaska, are being enlisted as ecological engineers ...

Millions of oyster larvae placed in Gulf as part of new method to seed oyster beds “We are making history.” The API failed to deliver the resource.

The oyster shells used are recycled through SCDNR’s South Carolina Oyster Recycling and Enhancement (SCORE) program. Hodges said those recycled shells can range from a couple of years old to ...

Oyster shells play an important role in South Carolina’s Lowcountry and coastal ecosystem.

Oyster populations are at historic lows, but the South Texas Coastal Initiative sees a solution in San Antonio restaurants.

100,000 Oyster Bake shells weren’t trashed after Fiesta. They’re being used for reef rehab in Texas gulf. These shells are collected and recycled through an oyster reef rehabilitation program ...

Students volunteered to help rebuild oyster reefs in St. Charles Bay by bagging and placing oyster shells in the water. The Sink Your Shucks program, run by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's ...