Friends Bonnie Hill (right) and Fran Kruger (left) pose for a photo after catching glass beads at the Krewe of Freret parade on Feb. 22, 2025. Notably, not plastic beads. Freret banned plastic ...

A Recycle Dat location collects beads and recycled materials in Harmony Circle. The program collected almost 74,000 pounds of ...

Research has shown that microplastics can absorb and accumulate toxic chemicals, including persistent organic pollutants ...

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.

Oh, my gosh. Wait. What did you get there? HILL: Glass beads. BLOOM: Notably, much smaller than the usual plastic beads. The group putting this parade on - called the Krewe of Freret -used 250,000 ...

They are collecting beads, throws, aluminum cans, glass bottles and plastic bottles. The program is making it easier to recycle, because crawfish sacks are being handed out to parade-goers to fill ...