NEW ORLEANS — What started with a simple question over a bottle of wine has grown into a movement helping tackle two Louisiana challenges at once: waste and coastal erosion.
As part of WWL Louisiana’s America 250: Red, White & You series, we’re highlighting extraordinary people making a difference across Southeast Louisiana. This week’s spotlight is on Franzisca Trautmann, co-founder of Glass Half Full.
Back in 2020, while students at Tulane University, Trautmann and her boyfriend realized something troubling — in New Orleans, most glass bottles were heading straight to the landfill. Instead of accepting it, they decided to do something about it…