We’ve loved our plastic Mardi Gras beads for a long time. We’ve been catching them since we were kids. But adult problems have cropped up.
Between clogged storm drains and ecological concerns, some of the fun has gone out of catching a fistful of colored bead necklaces.
But what if there were a lot fewer Mardi Gras beads, but they were really, really precious? What if they were so beautiful that we might even wear them all year round? At this very minute, Franziska Trautmann, CEO of the Glass Half Full glass recycling service, is producing a small batch of just such beads. Who knows, in the long run the experiment could be another step in the citywide move toward more sustainable throws…