Magnet Fishing, a Pandemic Craze, Is Now Creating Trash Problems

Magnet Fishing, a Pandemic Craze, Is Now Creating Trash Problems

By Ian Lovett

Source: wsj

10/17/2021

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.”

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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