Each year, more than 1 million people descend on New Orleans for Mardi Gras, an organized parade of debauchery and alcohol-induced torpor where plastic beads are tossed as a kind of currency.

Some Mardi Gras parades are banning one of their most colorful traditions - tossing out plastic beads. Organizers are trying to cut down on the millions of pounds of trash they make each year.

Universal Orlando is adding a way to guarantee a bead-tossing position in its Mardi Gras parade and combining it with a meal next year. The Mardi Gras Float Ride and Dine debuts in February. Partic… ...

Mardi Gras has a reputation for making a lot of trash. Waste can add up to millions of pounds each year. But some Krewes are finding new ways to cut down on their environmental footprint. At the ...

Mardi Gras parades are known for featuring colorful plastic bead necklaces, ... In the 1920s, one of the parade Krewes, which we'll explain in a moment, started throwing glass Czech beads, ...

Anna Nguyen, with the city's Office of Resilience and Sustainability, says waste like beads, plastic, and glass bottles can be recycled. She says there are ways to have a more sustainable Mardi Gras.

“Mardi Gras is one of our favorite winter traditions here in Snowmass,” Julia Theisen, director of Snowmass Tourism, said in a news release. “The event brings such a vibrant energy to the community, ...

Universal Orlando is adding a way to guarantee a bead-tossing position in its Mardi Gras parade and combining it with a meal next year. The Mardi Gras Float Ride and Dine debuts in February.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — “Throw me some beads, mister,” is a common request that anyone who goes to Mardi Gras on the Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama Gulf Coast will hear. Mardi Gras, quite ...

I commend the Krewe of Freret for considering the ecosystem of New Orleans. However, I can't imagine residents and tourists around the world, screaming with excitement "Let's go to a Mardi Gras ...

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.