Mardi Grad beads in New Orleans are creating an environmental disaster : NPR

Despite a daily cleanup that leaves the post-parade landscape remarkably clean, uncaught beads dangle from tree limbs like Spanish moss and get ground into the mud under the feet of passers-by.
Despite a daily cleanup that leaves the post-parade landscape remarkably clean, uncaught beads dangle from tree limbs like Spanish moss and get ground into the mud under the feet of passers-by.

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Mardi Gras beads in New Orleans are creating an environmental concern

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Mardi Gras beads in New Orleans are creating an environmental concern