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Published on February 28, 2025. Close. Mardi Gras beads hanging on a fence along Napoleon St. in New Orleans. . Photo: Betty K. Hagar/Getty Images. The city is asking people to recycle this season, to prevent beads and throws from ending up in landfill. New Orleans urges Mardi Gras parade-goers to recycle beads and throws instead of trashing BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - This Mardi Gras season, a ton of beads will be tossed. While it is all a part of the fun, multiple groups are asking community members to recycle unwanted beads. The Mississippi Aquarium is collecting beads that will be repurposed and resold. BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - This Mardi Gras season, a ton of beads will be tossed. While it is all a part of the fun, multiple groups are asking community members to recycle unwanted beads. The mardi gras Retail Store. SHOP NOW. Your one-stop-shop for all your carnival needs! Donate Throws. Button. Give to Arc. Button. Volunteer. Button. Address. 925 For the third year in a row, the New Orleans Office of Resilience and Sustainability is working hard to make Mardi Gras greener and more sustainable with their “Recycle Dat” program. About 15 New Orleans hotels will also put out special bins for guests to donate their Mardi Gras beads and throws, Davis said. New for 2025, the coalition will open Recycle World, Feb 26, 2025 Feb 26, 2025 Updated Feb 26, 2025; 5 min to read. Facebook; Old Mardi Gras beads that fell from an oak tree along St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. An initiative to clean beads and other debris off the streets is taking shape after local Mardi Gras parades. By Jason Gregory Published : Feb. 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM CST Mardi Gras Beads. 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. ArcGNO takes your unwanted Mardi Gras throws and turns them into jobs. They employ people with intellectual disabilities to sort through, repackage, and resell your Update: The ArcGNO will be removing several of the semi- permanent drop-off boxes on Friday (March 8). This list has been updated to show current bead drop-off locations. Introducing ‘Beads for Needs’ – a new program 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. Each year, Yaga’s Entertainment buys 3 million strands of plastic beads to be thrown during Mardi Gras! Here's where to recycle Mardi Gras beads and throws in New Orleans on the route and beyond 2025 Feb 24, 2025 Updated Feb 24, 2025; 2 min to read. Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; Mardi Gras can make a lot of trash, adding up to millions of pounds each year. Now, some parades in New Orleans are cutting down on their environmental footprint by banning plastic beads. Some Mardi Gras parade planners ban plastic beads to cut back on waste Bacchus Bash (March 2, 2025): Krewe of Bacchus throws a big all-day Mardi Gras block party on Super Sunday (the Sunday before Mardi Gras) featuring live music, DJs, and VIP open bar ticket options to celebrate their historic parade. Pricing ranges from $75-600. 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. Now that the Mardi Gras parades have ended for the year, Audubon Nature Institute has a way for parade-goers to responsibly recycle all those beads they caught during Carnival season. Mardi Gras bead collection boxes are located at the front gate at Audubon Zoo and at the Audubon Louisiana Nature Center for the public to drop off beads for recyc They accept carnival throw donations for their clients to utilize for various Mardi Gras opportunities they have, like their partnership with the Krewe of Tucks. You can contact them about bead drop-off by calling 504-733-2874 ext. 0. BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Salvation Army wants you to avoid tossing out all of the Mardi Gras beads you caught and do some good at the same time. Thousands of beads end up in the trash, your Mardi Gras can make a lot of trash, adding up to millions of pounds each year. Now, some parades in New Orleans are cutting down on their environmental footprint by banning plastic beads. Some Mardi Gras parade planners ban plastic beads to cut back on waste | Delaware First Media
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