KEEPING MAINE’S LOBSTER SHELLS OUT OF LANDFILLS
Reliable Pickup. Responsible Delivery. Real Impact.
do you…
Have a lot of lobster shells?
Set up a regular pickup schedule that works for your business. Includes odor control, on-demand pickup for surges, and eliminates overflow.
Want a steady shell supply?
Set up a delivery schedule for consistent loads of aggregated shells, with clear contaminant rules and dependable routing.
Want to reduce waste locally?
We partner with towns, organizations, and community groups to keep seafood byproducts out of landfills and in productive use.
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ABOUT
As a young boy in Waterville Maine we were surrounded by industry; mills, trucks, and working people doing the unglamorous jobs that keep everything else running.
Behind our house, along the Kennebec River, was a place that my brothers and I liked to call the “junkyard.” It had unfortunately been a secret dumping spot for a long time before we lived there, but all we saw was a fun place to explore and play.
After a nail through my brother’s shoe sent us to the hospital for a tetanus booster, we learned pretty quick that junk doesn’t really go anywhere. It just becomes someone else’s problem.
Years later after spending time on the coast, I started to notice that everyone had their own version of the “junkyard.” Lots of people trying to do the right thing, but heavy, wet waste piles up, is expensive to get rid of, and causes a lot of problems when you can’t do it quickly.
And so Oxwhale was born. I believe that not only can we keep our waste areas clean and fresh, but we can work together to create something much better! For our businesses, our communities, and our planet.
— Brad Fletcher, Oxwhale Founder
