SuSTAINABLE TOuRISM Help Preserve the Crescent City From how you celebrate to how you get around town, there are several ways to be a sustainable traveler in New Orleans. RECYCLE DAT ART ©Katie LaRocca REDUCE, REUSE & RECYCLE AT MARDI GRAS The Recycle Dat ! initiative successfully diverted 73,858 total pounds of waste away from landfills during the 2025 Carnival Season. This total includes 3,828 pounds of aluminum (roughly 100,000 cans), 905 pounds of plastic bottles (roughly 23,490 bottles), 46,321 pounds of glass, and 22,803 pounds of Mardi Gras beads and throws! Scan Here for Tips! ECO-FRIENDLY TRANSPORTATION New Orleans is a walkable city, and there’s no better way to take it all in than on foot. But if you’d prefer wheels, the city’s flat geography lends itself to the easiest biking around. Park the car and take pedal-assisted Blue Bikes or hop on a streetcar, bus, or ferry for a low fare. WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE New Orleans has implemented lots of green infrastructure in recent years, and it blends in so well that you might not even notice! Rain gardens, detention basins, and infiltration trenches are just some of the rainwater mitigation efforts in place. Take a look around and you’ll see lots of new trees, too. 12 BLUE BIKES ©Instagram/@kevykevvworldwide
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