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Your one-stop-shop for all your carnival needs! Paragon Industries is dedicated to serving the intellectually and developmentally disabled (IDD) community who we employ, providing opportunities not only to earn an income for their personal lives, but also help reinforce their independence and integration with the community. The ArcGNO Mardi Gras Recycle Center (MGRC) can arrange for the delivery and pick-up of recycle bins. To host a drive email or call the MGRC at 504-324-1919. Learn More We accept Mardi Gras donations all year round. All things Mardi Gras are accepted. Clean out your closets and save the storm drains. ArcGNO’s Mardi Gras Recycle Center can arrange for the delivery and pick-up of recycle bins. at 504-369-4033. Jefferson Parish Sanitation (Westbank) 6440 Lapalco Blvd, Marrero. Donate Today! Beads can be donated at LARC, 303 New Hope Road. For more information on Mardi Gras Beads-N-More, please call 337-981-8484. If you’re not the crafty type, here is a list of recycling centers that accept beads year round. Keep in mind that 25 million pounds of used Mardi Gras beads are thrown away annually. Do your part. Turn waste into art. Or donate your extra beads here. ArcGNO Uptown Community Center – 1771 Nashville Avenue; The Green Project – 7243, 2831 If you are interested in donating your throws, here are a few options: The Joy Activity Center at St. Michael School 1522 Chippewa Street (504-522-8194) The program collects beads all Here are our suggestions: donate them to ArcGNO or find a local art studio that needs them! Lots of artists use the cups for their paintbrushes. If you’re real crafty, you can upcycle the beads into future costumes and wreaths. If crafting isn’t your game, then you need to donate them to ArcGNO. It’s almost Carnival Time and STARC needs your beads!! Donate or Purchase at our 2 locations: Please use our contact form here. 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 This Program Recycles Cans Left Along Mardi Gras Parade Routes in New Orleans and Donates the Proceeds to Charity—and Visitors Can Volunteer Volunteer program Recycle Dat! collects as much as Catch and Release, Louisiana Style. After mister throws you something, where do Mardi Gras beads go? Sure you keep some for souvenirs, but every year 25 million pounds of used Mardi Gras beads are thrown away. The Arc of Acadiana hosts an annual bead drive to collect used Mardi Gras beads to re-stock our inventory of beads, which are then sold at our 6 resale stores and 3 Day program locations in Lafayette, Iberia, and St. Landry parishes for tossing off floats. e Medium Size Beads, 8 Dozen Assorted Colors - $8.75 e Large Size Beads, 3 Dozen Assorted Colors - $8.00 e Small Size Beads, 12 Dozen Holiday (Red, Green & Gold) - $6.50 *As we continue to grow our bead collections, we hope to have more select colors options available. TO ORDER MARDI GRAS BEADS: Returning to the 114th Mardi Gras! Galveston celebration - Beads for Needs! Yaga’s Entertainment and the Ball High Life Skills program is bringing back the initiative geared toward getting Mardi Gras beads out of the trash while giving Life Skills students the opportunity to build a business from the ground up and become self-sufficient. About Us. The Arc of Greater New Orleans (ArcGNO) is a 67-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the independence and well-being of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and autism. Similar in purpose, the Arc of Acadiana also hosts an annual bead drive to collect used Mardi Gras beads to re-stock inventory, which are then sold at our 6 resale stores and 3 day program The Louisiana Association of Retarded Citizens organization collects broken and unbroken Mardi Gras beads of all styles thr oughout the year. The beads create job opportu n ities for people with developmental disabilities. T hey clean and repair the beads for resale in future years through their shop Beads N More. Mardi Gras Bead Recycling. Mardi Gras bead recycling is a great way to help the environment and clean up after the party. There are many ways to recycle your beads, including breaking them down and using them as mulch or donating them to a local charity. It is impossible to collect and recycle Mardi Gras beads in the same way that an enormous The ArcGNO Mardi Gras Recycle Center (MGRC) has an assortment of bins around the Greater New Orleans area where you can donate anything non-perishable tossed at a parade. . The collection sites are open year-round, so there’s no rush to donate if you need time to re-charge after the Carnival seas Jesuit will be collecting Mardi Gras beads to donate to St. Michael School for recycling purposes. The adult clients at the Joy Activity Center at St. Michael’s are responsible for sorting the beads, preparing them for resale. Donations can be
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