The beads are increasingly viewed as a problem, but a Mardi Gras without beads also seems unfathomable. That is why it was a ...

Mardi Gras is amid a sustainable transformation, with biodegradable beads replacing plastic ones due to environmental concerns. The Krewe of Freret has banned plastic beads, opting for biodegradable ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans can generate more than 1,000 tons of trash every year. A coalition of nonprofit groups, city officials and scientists has a plan to clean it up.

It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of plastic green, gold and purple beads are being tossed to crowds.

Mardi Gras participants throw beads to celebrants on Bourbon Street on Feb. 21, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Credit - Jon ...

It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads.Once made of glass and ...

Mardi Gras makes changes to it’s famous beads a year after bringing in ban - Beads are back, but not the cheap plastic ones ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Senate today unanimously approved a bill phasing out the manufacture of plastic microbeads in beauty products by July 1, 2017 and the sale of such beauty products containing ...