New year’s eve: that’s Why you should skip the fireworks

A fireworks display is beautiful to look at and for many an integral part of the new year’s eve program. However, there are enough arguments to break with this Tradition.

For the fireworks, the huge sums of money to be spent, the noise puts wild animals in a panic and the accident rate is due to the handling of firecrackers and co. for the year of transition is particularly high.

Strong discussion on firecracker ban

What seems to be a logical reason for the waiver, encounters with other people, however, merely a lack of understanding.

In social media, these plump, both bearing on each other and try to bring the opposite side of your Belief in detail – in any given year, the debate about the Böllerei was as big as 2019.

The discussion of the firecrackers ban, the German Umwelthilfte (DUH) was gone. This has applied in October in 98 towns of the Stop, to allow private fireworks and firecrackers in densely populated inner cities as large as possible ban.

A couple of good arguments on their side:

1. There is a lot of garbage is produced

As big as the fanfare on new year’s eve, is also the horror of muddy roads the next Morning.

A firework leaves behind tons of garbage that need to be eliminated. Not to mention the plastic quantities, caused by firecrackers and co.

More people would skip the fireworks, you could save yourself a lot of effort.

2. The money is needed for other purposes

An average of approximately 135 million euros will be spent according to statistics, every year in Germany alone for new year’s eve. This is a huge sum that would be saved for other long-term purposes better.

First of all, you should bear in mind that a fireworks display will take only a few seconds.

On Facebook, many Posts, the call to donate the money saved to the needy animal shelters can now be found – the animals that suffer the most under the sound of noise.

3. Animals are afraid of the noise

Anyone who owns a pet knows the great game of hide and seek in front of the giant noise.

Of the panic but are also affected wild animals Wake up from their winter sleep, and in the worst case, a heart attack will suffer.

Therefore: don’t you Want to skip the fireworks, you should not ignite in the vicinity of forests or pastures.

4. It creates more fine dust

Approximately 5,000 tons of fine dust are produced by the Federal environment Agency, according to a new year’s eve night.

That should give us pause, because the parts of the Suspended particulate matter can trigger high amounts of lung inflammation.

Especially people with Asthma are sensitive to the fine particles. A good reason to leave the rockets, or?

5. Many accidents due to the fireworks

Injuries, vandalism, accidents: On new year’s eve, many of which are occupied hospitals.

Especially teenagers and young adults to sometimes go easily with the hazardous Material, blow up letter boxes in the air, put garbage cans on fire and aim simply collections directly on persons and people.

However, one should not underestimate that fireworks pose a risk of injury. Therefore, one should give careful with this deal or better on you.

The business with the firecrackers

But not only private persons are the firecrackers ban disagree. Also, supermarkets and discounters have reacted very differently to the debate.

While some stores advertised the rockets, firecrackers and co., from your assortment of exiles, some of the chains as usual, dick for the new year’s eve-deals – and received some harsh criticism from customers.

Alternatives are possible

For many people, a spectacular light show that’s part of the new year start. However, it is still appropriate that each makes its own missiles criss-cross to rise?

At least in the big cities Alternatives would be possible, which can replace the private fireworks:

• A large, of the city-organized fireworks, will not only benefit animals, the environment and health, it looks a lot more spectacular.
• Lights and laser shows with music are the most environmentally friendly Alternative and enjoy of this year, the residents and visitors of, for example, Stuttgart or Landshut.

Julia Are, Cornelia Bertram

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