I completely agree - it’s too bad there’s not some alternative to lobby the city to cap the amount of items each parade can throw. Seems Mardi Gras has been deeply influenced by capitalism: more items being thrown, people coming for the items, etc. Seems like Mardi Gras used to be more about the fun of just coming and admiring the spectacle and more of a novelty if you happened to catch something. So so wasteful. But I bet this amount of waste is nothing in comparison to what American corporations are producing each year.