BK MARDI GRAS BEADS WEB VIDEO. Hundreds of thousands of people travel to New Orleans each year for Carnival season. And some are looking for more sustainable ways to dispose of their beads.

Mardi Gras beads in New Orleans are creating an environmental concern. February 12, 2024 6:55 PM ET. By . The Associated Press Enlarge this image.

New Orleans' efforts to reduce Mardi Gras waste and reuse beads and throws have been ongoing for decades and involve a complicated web of community groups, leaders and businesses. Carnival lasts ...

Mardi Gras Beads Cast a Plastic Shadow Causing Environmental Fallout. New Orleans, steeped in the vibrant tradition of Carnival season, is grappling with environmental concerns.

New Orleans' bead trees are in full bloom, in all their tacky glory. They're a native species to southeast Louisiana during Mardi Gras, with blooms of purple, gold and green adorning the branches ...

NEW ORLEANS — It's a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful beads or other trinkets to parade watchers ...

The organization has vowed to, over the next 10 years, remove “more than two million potentially toxic beads (301,750-plus lbs.) and over 100 thousand single-use plastic wrappers from the vulnerable ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful beads or other trinkets to parade watchers ...

So far, 50 bins have been filled with throws and beads that will be used again for Mardi Gras 2025. NEW ORLEANS — Over the next few days, many people across New Orleans will be separating their ...

The city of New Orleans and the tourism promotion organization New Orleans & Co. also have collection points along parade routes for cans, glass and, yes, beads.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful beads or other trinkets to parade watchers ...