What we do:
The Green Project operates a WAREHOUSE STORE that resells high-quality, salvaged building materials at low cost to the community. The store is dedicated to helping the environment by reducing the amount of usable materials placed in landfills or disposed of improperly.
 
The Green Project also supports others who SALVAGE OR DECONSTRUCT damaged or collapsed buildings by hand, in a way that saves between 45 and 70 percent of the materials. This preserves New Orleans' unique architectural history and benefits New Orleans' residents by returning their ruined building materials to use elsewhere in the city.
 
The Green Project store also serves as a local RECYCLED PAINT resource by reclaiming, combining, and reselling surplus paint. This keeps paint out of the region's landfills and water system while providing affordable paint to the community.
 
The Green Project warehouse serves as a RECYCLING center. We currently recycle cardboard, newspaper, regular paper (plain and colored), aluminum cans and household e-waste(electronic equipment like computers, stereos, printers, monitors, cell phones, etc). We can NOT take plastic or glass because no one in the city can pick it up. We also can NOT accept scrap metal - please take it to a scrap metal yard.
 
Our GARDEN is blooming. Through our gardening workshops you can learn how to make the most of a small space, recycle your yard and kitchen waste into compost and improve your soil.
 
RECYCLE FOR THE ARTS merged with The Green Project in 2003. R4A provides art materials to individual artists, schools, art programs, galleries, and other non-profit groups at minimal cost, as well as offers monthly recycled art workshops.
 
THE GREEN ROOM is an interactive community space that promotes using garbage and salvage as artistic material. The space is used to display the work of local artists and is available for workshops and community events. Contact us at info@thegreenproject.org if you'd like to rent The Green Room for your next event.
 
The Green Project is also involved in GREEN BUILDING & SPECIAL PROJECTS like our solar panels, biodiesel and community outreach.