ARC of Greater New Orleans

Just want to mention again the Recycling Program of ARC Enterprises that is part of the ARC of Greater New Orleans since they just got a nice write up in the NO paper- The Times Picayune- along with a video featuring program director Margie Perez explaining their mission specific to recycling Mardi Gras beads.  I spent a couple hours volunteering there and was particularily impressed with their newest recycling innovation: the Catch and Release float. They won a grant to fund this project that I think is just brilliant. Think of it like a "reverse" Mardi Gras parade float- instead of beads being thrown off the float into the crowd, this float is meant to catch beads that the crowd wants to throw back (vs leaving on the ground along the parade route, or taking them home only to throw them away). So, instead of "Throw me something mister!" its "Throw us back something, mister!" Apparently, in the first parade it was used they "caught" 1,000 lbs of beads that would have otherwise ended up on the ground or in a landfill. Seems like its off to a good start...Go HERE for article and video.