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Recycling oyster shells benefits local environment

Oyster recycling

By encouraging the public to recycle their shells, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is able to refurbish harvestable public shellfish grounds with locally recycled shells. With help from a recycling conscious community, DNR has ensured that at least 7,000 bushels of locally recycled shells this season will be replanted back into their estuarine environment when warmer months arrive and oysters begin to spawn. Program coordinators expect to surpass the 10,000-bushel mark of shells collected before the end of shellfish season in May. (Pictured is Folly Creek in Fall '06)

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