In Taiwan, discarded oyster shells have been a problem in coastal communities, causing foul odors and attracting pests. But ...

WILLIAMSBURG — Oyster shells, lamb’s wool, ads from a colonial newspaper, wheat sheaves and dried flowers combine with all types of natural greenery to form the winning door decorations in this year’s ...

The Gijin Seafood Factory uses around 100 tonnes of oyster shells a year to churn out around 900 tonnes of Seawool, a trademarked and patented fabric - Copyright AFP ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X SCDNR’s SCORE program relies on natural resources, technicians like Bryan Luce and a host of ...

The Oyster House collects the empty shells to put back in the bay. Since 2016, they have recycled over 23 million oyster shells. “Oyster shells are valuable,” Director of Oyster House Marketing ...

Conservationists are recycling an unlikely source to help rebuild biodiversity in Hong Kong’s bays: oyster shells. Hong Kong has long been an oyster hotspot, but urban development and water pollution, ...

When we go out to eat and have oysters, we see the shells just get tossed away. But, the Galveston Bay Foundation in Texas is collecting those leftover shells to increase the number of oyster beds, ...

STORY: Could the humble oyster help the construction industry reduce its carbon footprint? London-based architect and designer Mooka Srisurayotin may have an answer with a new sustainable building ...

GET UPDATES SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE. WELL, IF YOU ENJOY OYSTERS, GET READY FOR A WEEK CENTERED ON THE SEAFOOD. TODAY STARTS NATIONAL OYSTER WEEK AND SHELL RECYCLING RESTAURANTS ARE OFFERING DEALS ...

We've feasted on them, built economies around them and in some places nearly erased them from our coasts. Today, 85% of the world's oyster reefs are gone. Many fisheries are collapsing, and those in ...

David Schechter is a national environmental correspondent and the host of "On the Dot with David Schechter," a guided journey to explore how we're changing the earth and earth is changing us.