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Millions of people watched the ball drop in New York’s Times Square last night, either on television or in-person. At midnight, the ball dropped and tons of confetti fell into Times Square. It is quite a site on television and I would love to be there in person one year.
What would New Year’s Eve be without confetti? Did you know that some of the confetti on New Year’s Eve in Times Square has people’s goals and wishes written on it? According to timessquarenyc.org, people can visit the Times Square Visitor’s Center and the confetti wishing wall. Visitors can write their wishes for the upcoming year and the confetti is added to the tons of confetti that falls New Year’s Eve.
There is something special about confetti. Confetti has a way of making everyone feel like rock stars. It makes the moment all the more special. However, some people that may not like the confetti as much are the clean-up crews.
According to timessquarenyc.org, over one ton of confetti is dropped in Times Square each New Year’s Eve. Could you imagine having to clean up all of that confetti? However, have you ever wondered what happens to the confetti? Is it thrown away or recycled? Click here to see a picture from the New York Times of the clean-up.
According to an article on earth911.com by Alexis Petru titled “Can you Recycle New Year’s Eve Confetti?” it depends what material the confetti is made out of. If it is made out of paper, it can be swept up and put in a recycling bin. However, if it is made up of plastic or tissue paper, it is not recyclable and has to be thrown away.
I’m not for sure what type of confetti is used in Times Square; however, if the confetti currently used isn’t recyclable, I believe New York City should take that into consideration for future New Year’s celebrations. It may be paper confetti doesn’t fly as well as confetti made from plastic or tissue paper.
Have you ever visited the confetti wishing wall at the Times Square Visitor’s Center? Have you ever been in Times Square on New Year’s Eve? Do you think the confetti should be made out of recycled material if it isn’t already? Share your thoughts.
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