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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.

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