{"id":5014,"date":"2012-12-25T20:49:02","date_gmt":"2012-12-25T20:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/?p=5014"},"modified":"2012-12-27T01:37:30","modified_gmt":"2012-12-27T01:37:30","slug":"mardi-gras-recycling-about-to-take-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/?p=5014","title":{"rendered":"Mardi Gras Recycling About to Take Off!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our New Orleans City Council is considering a parade proposal that would let the crowd throw back beads at specially designed bead recycling floats. This is an excellent idea whose time has certainly come. I saw such a float at the end of some parades in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a very cool documentary about where our beloved Mardi Gras beads come from. <em>Mardi Gras:<\/em> <a title=\"Made in China\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ericdsnider.com\/movies\/mardi-gras-made-in-china\/\" target=\"_blank\">Made in China<\/a> is all about our beads and the China connection. Here&#8217;s a clip from youtube.com.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6kCxvbBsv00?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5016\" style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bead-are-Collected-by-Front-Loader.jpeg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5016\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5016\" title=\"Beads are Collected by Front Loader\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bead-are-Collected-by-Front-Loader.jpeg\" alt=\"Beads are Collected by Front Loader\" width=\"427\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bead-are-Collected-by-Front-Loader.jpeg 427w, http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bead-are-Collected-by-Front-Loader-300x168.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beads are Collected by Front Loader<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That&#8217;s a lot of wasted beads! Even though there&#8217;s been a law on the books banning parade goers from throwing beads at floats, that hasn&#8217;t stopped anyone, when the right float goes by. Bacchus&#8217; Kong series of floats are all targets of beads.Tucks&#8217; toilet float is another serious target.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5018\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tucks-Toilet-Bowl-Float.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5018\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5018\" title=\"Tucks' Toilet Bowl Float\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tucks-Toilet-Bowl-Float.jpg\" alt=\"Tucks' Toilet Bowl Float\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tucks-Toilet-Bowl-Float.jpg 640w, http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tucks-Toilet-Bowl-Float-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tucks&#8217; Toilet Bowl Float<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Councilwoman Susan <a title=\"Guidry\" href=\"http:\/\/nolacitycouncil.com\/meet\/meet_guidry.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Guidry<\/a>, a big recycling champion, is behind this effort. The council could pass the ordinance very quickly in time for the Carnival 2013, or let it sit until 2014.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5024\" style=\"width: 170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Susan-Guidry.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5024\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5024\" title=\"Susan Guidry\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Susan-Guidry.jpg\" alt=\"New Orleans City Councilwoman Susan A. Guidry\" width=\"160\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Orleans City Councilwoman Susan A. Guidry<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"Verdigras.org\" href=\"http:\/\/verdigras.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Verdigras.org<\/a> is a new Mardi Gras green effort. From their web site-<\/p>\n<div id=\"column1\">\n<div>\n<div><em>Who We Are<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>We are <strong>grassroots:<\/strong><br \/>\nan amalgam of ages, races, sexes,<br \/>\nand families speaking a common<br \/>\nlanguage:<br \/>\n<strong> Mardi Gras<\/strong> is about the <strong>show,<\/strong><br \/>\nnot the throw, the <strong>community<\/strong><br \/>\nand the<br \/>\n<strong><em> joie de vivre.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><em><em>Our Mission<\/em><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong> VerdiGras<\/strong> is an inclusive organization<br \/>\ndedicated to:<\/div>\n<div><strong>uisiana culture<\/strong> with<br \/>\n<strong> conservation<\/strong> of our <strong>resources<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211;<strong>Inspiring<\/strong> others and ourselves in<br \/>\ncreating and supporting a <strong>greener, <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> cleaner Mardi Gras<\/strong> for all &#8211; with a<br \/>\nspirit of <strong>creativity <\/strong>and <strong>fun, <\/strong>and<br \/>\n&#8211;<strong>Reducing <\/strong>our <strong>dependence <\/strong>on foreign<br \/>\n<strong> throws<\/strong> and throws in general.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5038\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ARC-Bead-Recyling-Mardi-Gras-Float1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5038\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5038\" title=\"ARC Bead Recyling Mardi Gras Float\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ARC-Bead-Recyling-Mardi-Gras-Float1.jpg\" alt=\"ARC Bead Recyling Mardi Gras Float\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"ARC\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgno.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">ARC<\/a> Bead Recycling Mardi Gras Float<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our New Orleans City Council is considering a parade proposal that would let the crowd throw back beads at specially designed bead recycling floats. 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