Burned Couches And Human Waste

Mardi Gras Trash Clean up crews are hard at work after Mardi Gras. They are hauling off some disgusting stuff.

by Tiffany Craig

Published: Wed, February 25, 2009 - 4:49 pm CST Last Updated: Wed, February 25, 2009 - 5:01 pm CST

An estimated 2 million pounds of trash is cleaned up after Mobile's Mardi Gras season and much of that junk piled up on Fat Tuesday.

After the street sweepers rolled down the road, the clean up crews starting digging into the rest. From burned couches to human waste, they have their hands full.
Most of the actual trash has been taken away but the power washing will go on for weeks. Clayton Rutledge with the Downtown Mobile Alliance says it's a nasty job but someone has to do it." What kind of stuff do we see? A burned couch! We found a lot of feces human and horse, vomit and blood. We do a lot of power washing to get all the nastiness from Mardi Gras that's left behind gone."

The Downtown Mobile Alliance works with Mobile's Parks Department and Public Works to make sure the Mardi Gras mess is cleaned up.

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RNuts Says:

Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 10:44 am

I was in a little town S.W. of New Orleans Sunday and they had prisoners doing the clean up.

Tide Fan Says:

Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 8:55 am

Get a bunch of drunks together and thats what it results in…

RNuts Says:

Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 7:52 am

They are doing a great job. I was on Broad Street yesterday where Dauphin, Old Shell and Springhill cross. You could tell that Mardi Gras happened by the sour smell in the air but I was really surprised at how much trash had already been picked up considering it was on 2pm and the day after Fat Tuesday. I was surprised at how Broad Streets cement which is usually a whitish color was actually black like asphalt. What a mess to have to deal with. Koodos to those doing the clean up.