What is PET? Plastics like PET most likely touch your everyday life. Polyethylene Terephthalate, known commonly as PET or PETE is best known as the clear plastic used for water and soda bottle containers. As a raw material, PET is globally recognized as a safe, non-toxic, strong, lightweight, flexible material that is 100% recyclable.
[maÉ¾di É¡É¾a] ; [maÊ.di É¡Êa] ; meaning Fat Tuesday) is an annual Carnival celebration in the Southeast United States in New Orleans, LA. The Carnival season, a variation of the traditional manner of preparing for the start of the Christian liturgical season of Lent, starts after Twelfth Night, on Epiphany (January 6).
Mardi Gras is the celebration of the beginning of the Catholic Lenten season. Mardi Gras is French for fat Tuesday and embodies the abandonment and indulgence that many engage in before plunging into the 40 days of Lent that immediately follow. The beads that many revelers wear and pass around during the festivities are purple, green and gold, representing not just the celebration's Catholic roots, but also an homage to a Russian czar.