Grounds Krewe

New Orleans is world renowned for letting the good times roll - From Mardi Gras to Jazz Fest and every event in between. As a coastal city below sea level, New Orleans is facing the climate crisis head on, creating urgency to protect our community and its resources. At Grounds Krewe, we believe doing both is possible by embedding environmental stewardship as a contagious component of the local event culture. We do this by tackling the entire system of event waste, from the products that go into NOLA events to the responsible management of what comes out of NOLA events. Thank you for supporting Grounds Krewe's mission!

Making New Orleans events, like Mardi Gras, more sustainable through waste prevention, recycling, and eco-conscious products. Grounds Krewe reduces the negative impacts of events on our community & planet's resources, without diminishing the fun and joy, so NOLA can keep the party going in a manner that can be sustained for generations to come.

Ever caught a parade throw that was "Made in Louisiana" with a QR code on it or recycled an aluminum can at a tent or receptacle during Mardi Gras? THAT WAS US! : )

Impact:
- 620,000 affordable, functional, eco-friendly throws sold to date
- 11 Krewe customers
- 35 local, small business product vendors
- 12,000 volunteers engaged in throw assembly
- 113,000 pounds of parade waste diverted
- 6,800 paid hours for recycling staff

All Give Nola Day donations will go specifically towards our community-powered sustainable Mardi Gras initiatives. This includes:

- Providing overhead support for our Sustainable Throw Catalog to help keep throw costs + street waste low.
- Acquiring a new 100 person space for environmental education and volunteer throw assembly.
- Increasing coverage and operating times for 'Recycle Dat!' parade recycling.

Testimonials

"I can't thank you enough for your work with Grounds Krewe. I am a NOLA native and former teacher always working to educate my students (and myself) on ways we could be greener in day-to-day life in order to have a more positive effect on the environment. After recently moving back to New Orleans, I've made it a goal to be more proactive about this in my own life and with my own family. With carnival around the corner, I was just talking with friends the other day about how much I love Mardi Gras, but I'm bothered by the amounts of waste and plastic (beads) it produces..."

"Fired up to throw something that matters."

"Throws that are sustainable and produced locally? I love this!"