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Seafood and coastal dining are a given in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. From blue crab, Lowcountry boils and she-crab soup, the options are almost endless. But one item on the menu serves more than ...

Recycling oyster shells from restaurants not only provides reef habitat for new oysters and other fish, but it also benefits the marine economy and enables the mollusks to improve the environment by ...

For years, Maryland has participated in celebrating National Oyster Day on Aug. 5. Although many gastronomists still encourage oyster consumption in months that end in “R,” this rule has become more ...

Each year, millions of oyster shells are thrown away after hungry restaurant customers suck down their savory meat. Those shells left on plates for waiters to take away are often discarded and take up ...

A small team is rescuing a “ridiculous amount” of shells from restaurant trash bins and using them to rebuild oyster habitat in Long Island Sound. Credit... Supported by By Kate Selig Photographs and ...

The packaging industry plays a pivotal role in product protection, consumer convenience, and, more recently, in environmental ...

Refillable and reusable packaging in foodservice lives or dies behind the counter. If containers don’t stack cleanly, drains clog, scanners stall or wash cycles can’t keep up with the rush, even the ...

Today, economic development is impossible without packaging: it makes products convenient to use and recognizable, protects them from mechanical damage, and ensures their transportation. Increasingly, ...