Shell Recycling Volunteer Work Day

🦪 Join Us for a Shell Recycling Volunteer Work Day!

We’ll be moving oyster shells that will later be used to restore vital marine habitats.

We’ll be working at our shell drop site at the REAP Climate Center, where all of our East Bay restaurant shells are dropped off. The shells come from our “chicken lounge,” where they’re picked clean by our hardworking chickens. We will be moving about 2,000 lbs of shell at REAP Climate Center and then moving these bags over to the California Historical Radio Society (2152 Central Ave, Alameda, CA 94501) for longer-term storage. We welcome you to join us at both locations! We will be starting on REAP.

✅ What to bring:

• Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting messy
• Water bottle and sun protection

Register today and help us give these shells a second life in our Bay waters

Volunteer Work Day Schedule:

10-10:30am (@ REAP): People arrive at REAP and sign waivers. You can park to the right of the North Entrance of REAP and then walk to our shipping container/picnic tables down the long dirt road.

10:30-11am: Talk about our work & the activities for the day

11-11:30am: Staff and volunteers will load and drive first load to Radio Society (+ ladder, 5 buckets, 5 shovels, one wheelbarrow). At this time, we need volunteers to transfer to the California Historical Radio Society (just a 5-minute drive) to help us there for the rest of the event.

11:40am-12:30 (@ Radio Society): Unload loose shell and bags to the designated area @ radio society. Then to the container roof. We will be using the furthest container in the back next to the gate. We can store the shell on both sides of the smaller ends of the container.

12:30pm-1:00pm: Wrap up, clean up and gather equipment. We will end the event at the Radio Society