California, which has seen a ban on plastic bags, now could ban a balloon. State lawmakers voted unanimously to ban metallic helium balloons, saying they drift into power lines and cause outages.
In New York City, where there is neither a bag nor a balloon ban, an art student has taken to crafting animals from plastic bags.
He affixes them to subway grates Passing trains inflate the bags, bringing to life a plastic polar bear and a 6-foot giraffe.
passing trainsN.Y. Student Recycles Plastic Bags as Subway ArtNPR Programs: Morning Edition Wed, 04/09/2008 - 5:00am
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