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Joey Ghazal, pictured, co-founded the project with long-time friend and keen environmentalist Fadi Abu Ghali. Photo: Diala Shuhaiber
Hundreds of thousands of discarded oyster shells are being used to help create artificial reefs in the UAE. Photo: Dubai Oyster Project
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The Dubai Oyster Project uses discarded oyster shells from The Maine restaurants. Photo: The Dubai Oyster Project
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To date, more than 400,000 oyster shells have been donated to The Arbor School for the project. Photo: The Dubai Oyster Project
More than 250,000 used oyster shells have been used to help create artifical reefs in the UAE so far. Photo: Dubai Oyster Project
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Joey Ghazal, pictured, co-founded the project with long-time friend and keen environmentalist Fadi Abu Ghali. Photo: Diala Shuhaiber
Hundreds of thousands of discarded oyster shells are being used to help create artificial reefs in the UAE. Photo: Dubai Oyster Project
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The Dubai Oyster Project uses discarded oyster shells from The Maine restaurants. Photo: The Dubai Oyster Project
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To date, more than 400,000 oyster shells have been donated to The Arbor School for the project. Photo: The Dubai Oyster Project
More than 250,000 used oyster shells have been used to help create artifical reefs in the UAE so far. Photo: Dubai Oyster Project
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Joey Ghazal, pictured, co-founded the project with long-time friend and keen environmentalist Fadi Abu Ghali. Photo: Diala Shuhaiber
Tackling food waste in Dubai, one oyster shell at a time
The Dubai Oyster project is taking food waste and using it to build thriving reefs off the coast of the UAE
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Sophie Prideaux
21 May, 2022
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