The life of Gasparilla's beads: from China to treasure to trash

City Volunteers Clean Up Gasparilla Beads for Reuse Program

Hundreds of volunteers clean up post-Gasparilla mess

95 pounds of beads, 116 pounds of trash collected after Gasparilla festivities

The history of piracy is far from the experience of Gasparilla – but that's OK

Garbage Time: Jeter passed through

Hundreds of volunteers clean up post-Gasparilla mess

Repurposed Pirate Beads - SOLD OUT! - MacDonald Training Center, Inc, Pirate Beads

Repurposed Pirate Beads - SOLD OUT! - MacDonald Training Center, Inc, Pirate Beads

Is Gasparilla's treasure real? We went with these friends to find it.

In Tampa, rare Gasparilla beads are the real treasure, car place gaspar

Recycling Gasparilla beads now easier than ever

Recycling those Gasparilla beads? Tampa bead bins may be hard to spot