Create a Clean Water Future

How many times have you seen some lunch packaging lingering around the schoolyard or office? If nobody picks it up, it will stay there looking bad until the next rain when it will be washed down a storm drain. The stormwater then carries that litter to the bay and into the ocean.

One thing you can do is get a lunch box with small containers, then you can easily bring dinner leftovers, and a variety of things you love to eat. Best of all, there's no plastic film that may blow off and damage our waterways.

Carry A Lunch Box Carrying a reusable lunchbox not only saves money, but can help keep bags and wrapping paper from polluting our streams and bay.

Check out this local program that's helping Create a for generations to come!

The Alabama Oyster Shell Recycling program has collected over 14,312,000 shells as of October 1st, which is the equivalent of 35.5 acres of coverage and 222 dump truck loads!

The Program is led by the Alabama Coastal Foundation- they collect shells from local restaurants and put them back into waters to help new oysters grow. An oyster shell is the preferred habitat of oyster larvae to settle on to form new ! In addition to food value, oysters provide other important ecosystem services, including:
-Improving : An adult oyster can filter 15 gallons of water per day.
-Providing : Oyster reefs provide habitat for fish, shrimp, crabs, birds and other animals.
-Limiting : Oyster reefs are natural breakwaters that protect .

Please visit the participating restaurants to thank them for taking part in this important program! See participating restaurants here: https://www.joinacf.org/aosrp-participating-restaurants

The Alabama Oyster Shell Recycling program has collected over 14,312,000 shells as of October 1st, which is the equivalent of 35.5 acres of coverage and 222 dump truck loads!

The Program is led by the Alabama Coastal Foundation- they collect shells from local restaurants and put them back into waters to help new oysters grow. An oyster shell is the preferred habitat of oyster larvae to settle on to form new ! In addition to food value, oysters provide other important ecosystem services, including:
-Improving : An adult oyster can filter 15 gallons of water per day.
-Providing : Oyster reefs provide habitat for fish, shrimp, crabs, birds and other animals.
-Limiting : Oyster reefs are natural breakwaters that protect .

Please visit the participating restaurants to thank them for taking part in this important program! See participating restaurants here: https://www.joinacf.org/aosrp-participating-restaurants