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Glassroots expands the accessibility of recycling through education, outreach, and the creative reuse of traditional waste.

We are reimagining recycling as an inclusive movement to build community and benefit our planet.

10/07/2026

Help us stop litter in its tracks!
Kick off your Friday morning with us for a couple hours of hands-on community service, supporting the glass recycling drop-off site at Frenchmen Community Garden. Together, we’ll keep our neighborhood looking its best — one piece of litter at a time.
Signup at the volunteer link in our bio

09/29/2026

Sound off in the comments: what’s your favorite thing that comes in a glass bottle?

09/26/2026

Last night’s Glass Gala was an amazing success! Thank you to everyone who came out, raised a glass and supported our mission. We hope to everyone and more back next year!!

Thank you to 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐞’𝐬 for letting us shake our glass with y’all again! 🕺

Something Borrowed Blooms- Premium Silk Flower Rentals, the tables wouldn’t be complete without your center pieces 🌸

Huge thanks to Dry Farm Wines and Louie Louie for keeping us hydrated!

Pixie Dust Biodegradable Glitter: New Orleans brought the sparkles & flare!

DJs QBABY WORLDWIDE & Pell ⚜️ QBABY WORLDWIDE alPell ⚜️ long 💃🪩

And the night ended with the cherry on top: an amazing performance by The JamettesThe Jamettes

09/22/2026

The third Monday of every month, we’re at MidCity Library from 4:30 - 6:30 pm, collecting glass with all of you!

This free community glass recycling program, and all of our free drop off locations, is made possible thanks in part to the funds raised during our annual Glass Gala.

It’s our biggest party of the year and we’d love to see you there!

Get your tickets AND check out our silent auction using the link in our bio.

09/11/2026

We’re starting a fun recurring event where on Friday’s we spend a couple hours at one of our glass recycling drop off partner locations and pick up trash to help keep our neighborhoods healthy and clean!

And to catch some stray glass bottles of course

Today we picked up 20 gallons of trash from just 4 blocks 😱

Stay tuned to our volunteer calender on our website to join us for the next one

08/29/2026

Just THREE days until early bird pricing closes for our biggest party of the year — open bar, glitter, live performances, costume contest, silent auction and more!

Grab your tickets today at onecau.se/glassgala or visit the link in our bio!

08/27/2026

Join us at the Glassroots and Glass Half Full 5th annual Glass Gala on September 25th from 7pm-10pm 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐞’𝐬 . The funds raised at this event support Glassroots programming including our community glass recycling program that provides free access to glass recycling at 28 locations across New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
Get your rickets at the link in our bio. Early Bird Pricing is available until 8/31!

08/26/2026

Help us build islands from recycled glass sand !
We’ll be donning waders and heading into the marsh, so be prepared to play in the muck.

Coir logs are made from shredded coconut husks and will last up to 24 month before starting to deteriorate, making them an excellent 100% biodegradable material that holds the islands together until the roots systems of our native vegetation takes over.

Tasks will include moving the coir logs from our staging area on land to our the boardwalk, securing the coir to stakes in the water, and placing burlap sacks filled with recycled glass sand within the island permieter. There may be opportunities for invasive plant species removal in and out of the water too!

sign up using the link in our bio !

08/08/2026

Bids are live now!

The auction will be open until August 31st,

All proceeds from the auction directly support Glassroots programming.

Thank you Gulf Coast Bank and Trust for hosting Auctions in August, we are so excited to be a part of it this year!

05/06/2026

Thank YOU for donating this Give Nola Day!
We were able to raise $7,850 from 101 donors. Your donations allow us to continue growing our programming areas of providing free glass recycling, K-12 STEM education, and coastal resilience. Every contribution helps and we are grateful for everyone who showed their support for Glassroots this Give Nola Day.

Address

3935 Louisa Street
New Orleans, LA
70126

Website

http://www.weareglassroots.org/, https://www.weareglassroots.org/donate, https://www.weareglassroots.org/volunteer

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