Gutter Buddy Mardi Gras

Mardi gras beads strewn on a new orleans street.

Gutter buddy mardi gras.

And it turns out mardi gras is terrible for the flood prone city s storm drains. Starting next week more will be installed along the endymion route as well. Measures to keep beads and other mardi gras refuse from clogging new orleans storm drains include implementing permeable barriers called gutter buddies and mobilizing volunteers to facilitate recycling by parade goers. New orleans hopes gutter buddies will keep mardi gras beads out of storm drains.

A gutter buddy blocks mardi gras detritus from a storm drain opening near the parade route in new orleans. A gutter buddy blocks mardi gras detritus from a storm drain opening near the parade route in new orleans. Gutter buddies to block mardi gras beads from drains more than 250 gutter buddies are along the uptown route. Smith hide caption toggle caption.

It s also a huge mess. The city says it has installed nearly 200 gutter buddies pictured along parade routes this year after contractor crews cleaning storm drains pulled out about 93 000 pounds of mardi gras beads. But even with the massive cleanup operation some trash gets left behind. In new orleans mardi gras is not just fat tuesday itself it s a multi week celebration.

She also suggested that deploying the reusable gutter buddies will be a regular practice for the city during future mardi gras celebrations. Tegan wendland evie stone feb 13 2018. New orleans hopes gutter buddies will keep mardi gras beads out of storm drains mardi gras beads strewn on a new orleans street. A gutter buddy blocks mardi gras detritus from a storm drain opening near the parade route in new orleans.

Gutter buddies protect catch basins from mardi gras beads. The plastic beads cups and. Courtesy of daniel t. Courtesy of daniel t.