Chocolate and asparagus may seem an unlikely pairing, but Prague chocolatiers Steiner & Kovařík made it work. I spoke with ...

Once you've shucked and slurped oysters out of their shells, it doesn't feel quite right to dump the iridescent beauties into the garbage can, later crushed and incinerated among all of the other ...

State health officials want to set stricter rules for reusing shells in certain seafood dishes, which they say can risk exposure to a deadly flesh-eating bacteria that’s seen a resurgence this year.

A partnership is using Vertical Oyster Gardens (VOGs) to increase the oyster population in the St. Johns River. These oysters help improve water quality by filtering up to 50 gallons of water per day.

Oyster shells are not garbage. That is the message from conservation groups, which say people have been recycling shells along U.S. coastlines for generations. Today's recycling efforts are highly ...

The world's largest food distributor is teaming up with New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection to significantly expand the state's shell recycling program. Instead of ending up in ...

Workers using water cannons blow empty shells onto an oyster reef restoration site on New Jersey's Mullica River. NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife photo. New Jersey environmental officials and food ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – In Brevard County, a unique conservation effort is underway to restore the Indian River Lagoon by recycling oyster shells from local restaurants. The Shuck and Share program, ...

The Town of Urbanna Marina is the location of the “Friends of the Rappahannock” oyster shell recycling bin, which is where shells can be taken for recycling from the Urbanna Oyster Festival. Friends ...

As global oyster populations decline and fisheries collapse, archaeologists may be able to inform effective management with perspectives of human-oyster connections stretching back millennia. As ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A new local effort is turning restaurant leftovers into a powerful tool for cleaner water. Oyster shells from The Breakersand Cod & Capers Seafood are getting a second life — ...

These do not belong in the curbside recycling bin, but the Waste Management Facility will accept Oyster, Quahog and Scallop shells for recycling. A WMF sticker is not required.