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RECYCLE BEADS
Hang onto last year’s beads and use them again. Who needs to know that you didn’t have to bare your bits this time to get them? Throw me somethin’, mistah! |
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GO NATURAL
Even better, avoid plastic beads. Wear and toss beads that aren’t plastic. Traditional PVC plastic beads release toxins during production are often produced in sweatshops. Wood, glass, seeds, and ceramic are all good, sustainable options. |
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STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Forget petroleum-burning transportation: ride a streetcar down St. Charles St. for $1.25. |
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ORGANIC HURRICANE
Make hurricanes with organic juices and Papagayo Rum, a sweet organic sugarcane rum.
2 oz light rum
2 oz dark rum
2 oz passion fruit juice
1 oz orange juice
½ oz fresh lime juice
1 Tablespoon simple syrup
1 Tablespoon grenadine
Garnish: orange slice and cherry
Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a Hurricane glass filled with ice. Garnish with a cherry and an orange slice. |
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ARTS
Support local artists by buying paintings from street vendors around Jackson Square. Look for anything from kitchy folk art to portraits of Dynasty-era Linda Evans. |
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B.Y.O.C.
Bring your own cup to Bourbon street for your take-out daiquiris, and look way more sophisticated than those yokels carrying plastic fleur de lis-shaped cups full of Blue Crack or Hurricanes. |
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LOCAL GRUB
Just think local and sustainable with all of your food and drinks. Eat crawfish, oysters and other local specialties that haven’t been trucked in from afar. |
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Go ahead and get that purple, green and gold feather boa for Mardi Gras. You can use it again for Halloween or drag parties. |
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HYDRATE
Bring a refillable water bottle to reduce waste - plastic water bottles require 1.5 million barrels of oil each year to make. We love VOSS water: cool modern design meets sustainability. |
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