Researchers have discovered a new method to generate electricity using small plastic beads ... Tests with different types of beads reveal that size and material play a crucial role.

An international team of researchers has discovered a new method to generate electricity using small plastic beads ... Tests with different types of beads reveal that size and material play ...

Now, some parades in New Orleans are cutting down on their environmental footprint by banning plastic beads ... BLOOM: What kind? LUCY: Like, a marshmallow cookie, like... TOMMY HEBERT: There's ...

Some Mardi Gras parades are banning one of their most colorful traditions - tossing out plastic beads ... BLOOM: What kind? LUCY: Like, a marshmallow cookie, like... TOMMY HEBERT: There's only ...

But some organizers are trying to change that by banning one of the most colorful Mardi Gras traditions, the tossing of plastic beads ... BLOOM: What kind? LUCY: Like, a marshmallow cookie.

But some organizers are trying to change that by banning one of the most colorful Mardi Gras traditions, the tossing of plastic beads into the crowd ... LUCY: And I got a cookie. BLOOM: What kind?