Trash in Flight
Yes, welcome home indeed! What a sendoff. Where do you think this trash is going to land? Tie those balloons down properly and don’t let them go.
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Another day, another pile of trash removed from the beaches by one of us. This time CT DEEP’s Rebecca Foster snapped this shot of all the garbage, especially balloons, that she took off Stratford’s Long Beach during one walk! As she noted you could probably do this multiple times a day at this point of the year and come up with the same sort of pile. Summer brings all sorts of parties and events and very little thought applied to where those balloons, or the rest of the trash that can blow away or is tossed aside, end up. Those of you reading this are already very environmentally...
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This is where balloons end up once they are let go. I cannot tell you how many times I have come across large bunches of balloons while outdoors in even remote and otherwise pristine locations. We even end up spotting them during hawk watching every year! While most folks rather innocently do not think about the end game once they let go of that string we should be aware of the consequences of our actions and how potentially deadly they are to birds and all wildlife. Released lighted lanterns may be pretty but where are they going to end up? Not floating off into space. I am always surprised...
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