Recycle your Mardi Gras beads.

First Mardi Gras, and now bead recycling comes to St. Louis from New Orleans!

For years, ARC of Greater New Orleans has collected, processed, packaged and resold beads through a vocational training program for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Now, thanks to the passion of Debra Pottinger of Pure Power, a similar program is being instituted in St. Louis.

Starting February 22, 2013 you can drop off your beads at the following locations. Look for 5 gallon buckets with signage about the collection.

Historic Soulard Farmers Market

730 Carroll Street

www.soulardmarketSTL.com

Multiple Qdoba Locations

St. Louis City: 3100 S. Grand Blvd & 4049 Lindell Blvd
St. Charles: 5th Street
Illinois: 110 Collinsville Crossing Blvd
Southwest: 481 S. Kirkwood Rd.
North: 14039 New Halls Ferry Rd.

www.qdoba.com

American Carnival Mart

Lindbergh @ Bauer Blvd.

www.funcarnival.com

PLEASE NOTE: No broken strands please.

Full strands will be cleaned and sorted. Check the Soulard Mardi Gras website for recycled beads for sale in November 2013.