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New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Recycles Nearly 3 Tons of Mardi Gras Beads and Carnival Trash
2/15/2024
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (NOENMCC) is recycling nearly 3 tons of Mardi Gras beads, “throws,” plastic bottles and aluminum cans collected at NOENMCC events this Carnival season. The Convention Center is one of the city’s top contributors to Recycle Dat, a city-wide effort to make Mardi Gras sustainable, as well as the largest donor to ARC of Greater New Orleans’ bead recycle program, which creates jobs for people with intellectual disabilities. NOENMCC staff and recycle partner REALCYCLE swept the halls following each Carnival event, including parades for super krewes Endymion, Bacchus and Orpheus. Together, they gathered over 5,400 pounds of beads and “throws” plus over 300 pounds of plastic bottles and aluminum cans, more than doubling last year’s efforts of 1,162 tons recycled. All of this would-be trash has been diverted from area landfills and will be recycled, repurposed or reused. “Making all Carnival events held at the Convention Center part of our extensive recycling program takes an incredible amount of teamwork and effort, but the outcome speaks volumes – nearly 3 tons saved from landfills,” said Michael J. Sawaya, Convention Center President and CEO. “Rolling out 50 bins stuffed with 2.5 tons of beads and throws, alongside huge totes with about 8,000 cans, visually exemplifies our commitment to incorporating sustainable practices into everything we do.” Completed and additional ongoing sustainability projects at NOENMCC include building upgrades, energy-saving strategies and green initiatives, such as upgrading lighting and air conditioning systems to increase efficiency and reduce energy use, as well as a $40 million “cool” roof replacement project. A 7.5-acre pedestrian park equipped with 200 trees and rain gardens not only provides reprieve for convention goers, but also helps manage stormwater. In October 2022, the U.S. Green Building Council awarded the NOENMCC a gold-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, a designation that recognizes highly efficient, green buildings. For more information on the Convention Center’s sustainability efforts, click here. For more information on the Convention Center’s bead recycling program, click here. About the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (NOENMCC) New Orleans is Built to Host! With 1.1 million square feet of prime exhibit space on one level, all under one roof, NOENMCC is the sixth largest Convention Center in the United States and provides the largest single exhibit space in the country. Our recent LEED Gold certification makes NOENMCC the largest LEED-certified project in Louisiana and the largest convention center project in the U.S. certified under LEED v4.1 Operations and Maintenance, as well as the first convention center in the world to be awarded initial certification under LEED Gold v4.1 O+MA. A leading contributor to the city’s robust tourism economy, NOENMCC event activity has produced $90.1 billion in economic impact since its 1985 opening. mccno.com Contact: questions@exhibitormagazine.com |
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