Mardi Gras costumes borne of COVID trash

Updated March 6 2021 - 4:34pm, first published 4:28pm
Nick Perrett (R) and Francisco Alcazar have made their costumes entirely from rubbish and recycling.
Nick Perrett (R) and Francisco Alcazar have made their costumes entirely from rubbish and recycling.

The coronavirus pandemic provided an unexpected boon to Nick Perrett and his friends' plans for their Mardi Gras costumes.