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Would you appreciate a more environmentally friendly approach to mardi gras throws?
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:35 am
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:35 am
Recycled beads and 'usable' throws aim to cut down on Mardi Gras garbage
I think the only thing we ever keep from throws are the cups anyway.
ETA: Here is the catalog of sustainable items they offer with pricing. https://www.groundskrewe.org/throw-catalog
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Red beans and rice, jambalaya, coffee and toothbrushes might not seem to have a lot in common with Carnival -- until you realize they’ll fly off of some floats this season.
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It’s all part of move by the city and some krewes to have a greener Carnival.
The throws from the Grounds Krewe are pack in sealed bags and then put into fiber bags that look similar to potato sacks.
“It’s being wise with the choice of material we use,” said Brett Davis, the group’s director.
The City Council is in the final phases of writing an ordinance that would ban plastic bags from being tossed off of floats before, during or after parades.
The idea behind the Grounds Krewe’s throws is similar: possibly fewer plastic beads on the streets and in the gutters.
Cups they sell to krewe members are made from recycled products, and toothbrushes are biodegradable.
I think the only thing we ever keep from throws are the cups anyway.
ETA: Here is the catalog of sustainable items they offer with pricing. https://www.groundskrewe.org/throw-catalog
This post was edited on 1/16/20 at 10:46 am
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Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:36 am to georgia
sure why not?
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:37 am to georgia
Sure, as long as it doesn't make Mardi Gras lame
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:38 am to georgia
Will they charge less for recycled throws?
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:39 am to georgia
Actually I'd prefer if the panties I catch are recycled
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:40 am to SuperSaint
The GOAT catch as a 10-12 year old. The only thing possibly better would be the titty beads.
Also 10 year old me had no idea how those panties were supposed to be worn. Very confusing times. Then I got the internet.
Also 10 year old me had no idea how those panties were supposed to be worn. Very confusing times. Then I got the internet.
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:42 am to georgia
What about biodegradable beads? Or water soluble beads?
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:43 am to georgia
Ramen is a great throw. Cheap, flies like a frisbee, cheap, people seem to love them, cheap
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:44 am to Oilfieldbiology
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Will they charge less for recycled throws?
That's a really good question. I know that we have a lot of riders here in some of the bigger krewes. Maybe they can shed some light on what they spend annually on throws.
Here is what I could find on the grounds krewe site as far as pricing.
https://www.groundskrewe.org/throw-catalog
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:49 am to BRgetthenet
as long as they are heavy enough to take out beer pong games once you get past Fat's I'm good with it.
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:50 am to BRgetthenet
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Or water soluble beads?
Because it never rains during Mardi Gras
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:53 am to georgia
I don't give a shite about the environment. Overpopulation will ruin this planet before anything else. I also don't recycle. SO SUE ME
Posted on 1/16/20 at 11:39 am to sweetwaterbilly
Cans of red beans stuck in the trees instead of beads.
Posted on 1/16/20 at 11:46 am to georgia
If they really want the Mardi Gras beads cleaned up, just have a drop-off spot where you can exchange pounds of beads for hypodermic needles. Homeless will have the streets clean in an hour after the parade.
Posted on 1/16/20 at 12:00 pm to georgia
Yes.
Posted on 1/16/20 at 12:01 pm to georgia
I would be ok with throwing $1 bills.
There would be 0 clean up and would cost me about the same.
There would be 0 clean up and would cost me about the same.
Posted on 1/16/20 at 12:02 pm to georgia
This is abomination. First Zulu can’t throw coconuts... now “biodegradable beads”?!?
frick.
frick.
Posted on 1/16/20 at 12:04 pm to georgia
I ride tucks and we throw toilet seats and plungers. What else do you need?
float 14 will be throwing custom Heisman Joey Buttcheeks plungers this year.
float 14 will be throwing custom Heisman Joey Buttcheeks plungers this year.
Posted on 1/16/20 at 12:08 pm to ellishughtiger
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I ride tucks and we throw toilet seats and plungers. What else do you need?
Our bathroom has a Tucks plunger and toilet bowl brush
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