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Like so many of the greats, The Green Project grew out of
humble beginnings. In 1994, a woman by the name of Linda
Stone had a collection of unused paint stored in her
garage that she wanted to dispose of without harming the
local ecosystem or polluting the groundwater. Finding no
resource in New Orleans to do so, she solved her problem by
creating her own solution. She opened a small
paint-recycling center in a Mid-City warehouse.
Now 17
years later, it has evolved into the recycling hub of
New Orleans that it is now. The Green Project today, located
in the Bywater/St. Roch neighborhood, sells all sorts of
salvaged bits and pieces - as well as many more sizeable
chunks - from deconstructed buildings. Everything from
lumber and bricks to nails and hinges can be purchased for
the best prices around, or donated in exchange for peace of
mind that your no longer needed treasures won't end up in a
landfill. We are also into spreading the love. Every
Saturday morning, people come to learn how to better their
lives with "greener" living. The Green Project formerly served
as a drop-off for various recyclables, not the least of
which is e-waste, another product many eco-conscious New
Orleanians might otherwise keep in their garage collecting
dust until those old computers would be bona fide antiques. We now recommend that e-waste be brought back to Best Buy, as they have implemented an exhaustive e-waste recycling program that we'd like to encourage them to continue.
Through all of these solutions we now provide, The Green
Project currently processes over 35,000 gallons of paint and
diverts over 1.8 million pounds of usable materials from the
waste stream every year. Not too shabby for a little
neighborhood paint-recycling facility. Learn more about the Green Project:
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