KEEPING THE STREETS CLEAN DURING MARDI GRAS

This article discusses the clean-up effort during and following Mardi Gras in New Orleans. As other cities attract tourism by sponsoring large events, many public works officials make the pilgrimage to Mardi Gras to see how the city handles the huge amounts of refuse generated by the celebration. Planning begins three months before the first parade. A private commercial waste contractor provides eight sweepers and the crews to man them, a private residential contractor handles bulky debris, the city's equipment maintenance division prepares and services city equipment for the event, and the sheriff's department coordinates the use of inmates to gather up trash. Teamwork plays an important role in the clean-up effort. Nearly 100 men work 8- to 12-hour double shifts. It is vital to appoint one coordinator or supervisor for the event. Mardi Gras clean-up represents one percent of the city's $14-million sanitation budget.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Public Works Journal Corporation

  P.O. Box 688
  Ridgewood, NJ  United States  07451
• Authors:
  • McFarland, C
• Publication Date: 1989-2

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 61-62
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 120
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cleaning; Special events; Streets
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Society; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00479471
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1989 12:00AM