Snowmass Village is bringing back its beloved Mardi Gras celebration for the 43rd year, filling Fat Tuesday with music, revelry, and plenty of beads on March 4, according to a press release. The ...

There are ways to recycle the cheap, plastic beads that have become synonymous with Mardi Gras, but many end up in landfills. They also clog up the city’s 100-year-old drainage system.

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.

NEW ORLEANS — You probably have a big bag of Mardi Gras beads in your home right now. Or maybe you've already recycled them to one of the non-profits. But now one krewe hopes to lighten your ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Calling call DIY-ers! The third annual Beads and Brushes event is returning in March. According to a press release, the event will be held Monday, March 3, from 6: ...

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.

BK MARDI GRAS BEADS WEB VIDEO Hundreds of thousands of people travel to New Orleans each year for Carnival season. And some are looking for more sustainable ways to dispose of their beads.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It's a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful beads or other trinkets to parade watchers clamor ...

Not only will the bead printing be a community effort, but Rogers hopes the follow-up planting will also spread through the city. "Mardi Gras is a very popular cultural thing here," Rogers said.