| Magnet Fishing, a Pandemic Craze, Is Now Creating Trash Problems | |
| By Ian Lovett |
Source: wsj |
10/17/2021 |
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Bored early in the pandemic, Constantin Chiteala went with a few friends to a nearby lake, tied a $6 magnet to a rope, tossed it into the water and pulled out a bicycle.
He’s been hooked on magnet fishing ever since.
“We’re having a little adventure,” Mr. Chiteala, 34 years old, said, “and then also doing something for the environment.” |
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Magnet fishing—using powerful magnets to pull metal out of bodies of water—has exploded in popularity in Europe. Thanks partly to YouTube videos posted by enthusiasts, it’s become such a craze that it’s created a problem: What to do with all the trash they find? |
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