VerdiGras

02/15/2022

https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/article_6c12f02c-8852-11ec-8998-539ebfc5fa8e.html

Kristin Danflous, captain of the all-female Krewe of Iris, with Brett Davis, of Grounds Krewe, a nonprofit that provides eco-friendly throws, in the Krewe of Iris den.

02/15/2022

https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/mardi_gras/article_cce75bb6-89da-11ec-bf32-cfb56784d5bb.html

Research, development made beads cost “a ridiculous amount,” more than $50 per strand

06/09/2020

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VerdiGras It's About The Show, Not The Throw The Verdi Gras Mission To preserve our unique culture and, at the same time, our (the world’s) precious resources. To inspire others with a sense of community, joie de vivre and fun! VerdiGras was formed in 2011 by a group wanting to hold on to our soul...

03/03/2020

https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/festivals/article_b683c352-4ddf-11ea-8fa9-3bf567a0cb11.html

From her perch at the tail end of the Iris parade, rider Dian Winingder peers out along St. Charles Avenue each year, watching the fun, the festivities and the ever-growing

02/27/2020

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/made-from-microalgae-these-mardi-gras-beads-are-biodegradable-180971578/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR3UvrTtl3qVCM6Xl36BJQChJgQrmiCeCAFhr60IEgSe8dO9ZIIQVPtquj4

Louisiana State University molecular biologist Naohiro Kato is confronting plastic pollution one necklace and doubloon at a time

02/27/2020

2020 UPDATE on bead toxicity published Mardi Gras Day -
https://www.ecocenter.org/healthy-stuff/reports/mardi-gras-beads-2020-update

New research has found hazardous chemicals in plastic beaded necklaces typically known as Mardi Gras beads. The study is a collaboration between the Ecology Center of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and community members in Florida and Louisiana.  Researchers found the majority of beads contained several chem...

02/18/2020

It’s Mardi Gras season and the streets are filling up with parade-goers… and disposable plastic.

02/18/2020

https://www.wwno.org/post/plastic-mardi-gras-beads-are-cheap-fun-throw-and-toxic-environment

It’s Mardi Gras season and the streets are filling up with parade-goers… and disposable plastic.

01/31/2020

New Orleans takes a great step toward improving the parade environment - PLEASE keep your bags on your floats and ONLY throw what you KNOW will be caught and appreciated.

Aiming to reduce litter and make parades a little safer, the New Orleans City Council adopted new Carnival rules Thursday that will affect this year's parades and how spectators watch