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Glass Recycling
Central Carrollton Association, in partnership with Greening Carrollton, collects glass for recycling and books for two nonprofit organizations, the Symphony Book Fair and Louisiana Books 2 Prisoners. The collections take place at Faith New Orleans, 7902 S. Claiborne Ave., (corner Fern St.) the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month.
We now bring the glass to the Glass Half Full NOLA facility on Louisa St. (we used to bring it to the City's recyling center on Elysian Fields which is still an option). From their website: "We collect and convert NOLA’s glass bottles — which have been cramming our landfills for decades — into useable products: sand and glass cullet. These precious materials are used for an array of things, from coastal restoration to flood prevention to eco-construction."
Articles
Don’t waste your time recycling plastic
The time has come for us to stop “recycling” plastic. Plastic as a material is not recyclable, and the very best thing we can do to celebrate Earth Day this year is to acknowledge that fact.
By Eve O. Schaub, Washilngton Post, April 22, 2024. Go to article.
City of New Orleans Awarded Federal Grant to Reduce Food Waste and Expand Composting Service
The City of New Orleans was recently awarded $398,500 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Compost and Food Waste Reduction Program (CFWR) to increase the capacity of local composting organizations that will make it more accessible for residents. Local organizations working on food waste reduction and composting programs partnered on the proposal with the City, including Sprout NOLA, Schmelly’s Dirt Farm, REALCYCLE, Compost NOW and Taproot Earth. Go tdo article.