The Green Project

Mission

Serving New Orleans since 1994, the Green Project's mission is to promote a culture of creative reuse by diverting usable materials from landfills and cultivating respect for their value. We do this through three main pathways: Our Donation-based Salvage Store, Community Paint Recycling Program, and free K-12 Environmental Education. The Green Project's Salvage Store diverts two million pounds of usable materials from the landfill every year. We collect and sell items at roughly 30-50% of retail value, allowing us to provide affordable building materials to our community. Our Paint Recycling Program was the first of its kind in the Gulf South and each year, we divert 40,000 gallons of paint or more from improper disposal in local ecosystems and from unnecessary incineration. The Green Project's recycling efforts help to keep our waterways clean and provide a method to continue using durable paint. We provide free hands-on environmental education to K-12 schools, engaging students in thoughtful dialogue and critical problem-solving relevant to school standards, and to the city they live in.