Have you ever stopped to wonder about the environmental toll of MardiGras plastic beads? Revisit this popular article from 2019
. Garlands of colorful glass beads, imported from Japan and later from Czechoslovakia, sparkled as they spun off the fingers of the krewe members and arced through the air.
Now, hundreds of thousands of bead necklaces collect in the streets each year—and the beads have been found in the after all the parades wrapped up. A lot of it was beads. In advance of the parade season, the city department of public works had made a concerted effort to clear clogged storm drains. They removed more than 3,000 tons of debris—including
YLC is developing its own Mardi Gras recycling program. With partner groups they have rolled out crews of volunteers who walk alongside some of the parades, passing out bags for trash, recycling, and unwanted beads. At just one parade last year, says Skowyra, they collected 10,000 cans, 2,000 plastic bottles and 1.25 tons of beads that would have otherwise ended up on the street.
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