This Program Recycles Cans Left Along Mardi Gras Parade Routes in New Orleans and Donates the Proceeds to Charity—and Visitors Can Volunteer

Recycle Dat! mobilizes hundreds of volunteers, both locals and visitors, to collect as much as 10,000 pounds of cans left by revelers along the city’s streets. The collected cans are recycled locally, where they’re traded in for market rate for the scrap aluminum.Read More