By Tampa Republic |
Jan 28, 2024
Tampa's Department of Solid Waste & Environmental Program Management has launched the Bead Reuse Program, in partnership with the MacDonald Training Center, to encourage Gasparilla pirates to recycle their unwanted beads. The program aims to divert these beads from Tampa's waste stream and repurpose them for future use in the Gasparilla parade.Since its inception, the Bead Reuse Program has been a success, with over 330,000 individual bead necklaces, weighing over 10,000 lbs., collected and delivered to the MacDonald Training Center for cleaning, repackaging, and reuse....