Have you heard the news?! CRCL has a NEW shell collection site in Violet!!! Our new spot is  just 30 minutes outside of New Orleans, and we hope it will help us attract a greater number of volunteers and give us more opportunities to engage with and educate the community. Our Buras site treated us well, but we are excited to have relocated closer to the city now that we are up and running again! We are looking forward to hosting oyster-bagging events at the new site beginning this fall, and we hope to see some of you out there!

On Feb. 5, we hosted our annual Shell-A-Bration event -- virtually for the first time! Participants enjoyed oysters sent directly to their homes, a shucking demonstration and competition, and live music. Thanks to all restaurants that participated to make this event a success, and we hope to gather in person for Shell-A-Bration in 2022!

ANOTHER  exciting development! Ever had someone ask if they can recycle the shells after they enjoy oysters at home? Well now they can! We have launched the first public drop-off for oyster shells in Louisiana! We will be making flyers to advertise this new resource. If you are interested in receiving flyers for your restaurant, let us know!

After a pause in recycling due to COVID-19, we relaunched in January and have since collected over 63,500 pounds of oyster shells! We are hoping to get back to pre-COVID levels soon, and we are continuously adding new restaurants and more bins to existing restaurant partners!