And tubers have shifted from beer to seltzer and wine, judging by the litter pulled from...
San Marcos RiverRiver cleanup crews have pulled 204 vape pens from the river in 2022 alone, accounting for a significant chunk of the manmade litter that is dug out from riverbed and detangled from plants.
“It used to be cigarette butts and cigarette packaging,” Halfin said, adding that vape pens have taken over as the nicotine receptacle of choice for revelers who like to stuff themselves in tubes and float down a 2-mile stretch of the 15-mile river during the warmer months.The No. 1 litter item pulled from the river — booze containers — has remained the same, although the most popular libation has changed.
Cleanup crews along the San Marcos River have pulled 204 vape pens mostly from a 2-mile stretch of river in 2022. In addition to being aesthetically displeasing along the river beds, chemicals and toxins from the vape pens can be dangerous for fish and plants.“Things have changed, certainly, in the last two to three years,” he said.
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