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.

New research finds thousands of pounds of hazardous chemicals in plastic beaded products, including beaded holiday garlands and Mardi Gras beads. The results were posted Thursday on the consumer ...

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 ...

More and more parades in New Orleans now feature glass beads instead of plastic ones during Mardi Gras.

Throwing and catching gold, green, and purple beads is a cherished Mardi Gras tradition, but as it turns out, these petroleum-based plastic beads have a heavy impact ...