{"id":35507,"date":"2018-11-30T15:46:42","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T15:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=35507"},"modified":"2018-11-30T15:46:42","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T15:46:42","slug":"balloons-banned-cardiff-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/balloons-banned-cardiff-students","title":{"rendered":"Balloons Banned by Cardiff Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Balloons begone! Cardiff University Student\u2019s Union takes a step to minimise their contribution to plastic pollution.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35513\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35513\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/CUBalloon-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35513\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/CUBalloon-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Balloons, now banned, in use at the 2015 Cardiff University Athletic Union Ball<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cardiff University Student&#8217;s Union are to end their use of balloons at campaigns and events after a motion was passed by the Student Senate in the past month.<\/p>\n<p>Local wildlife can be negatively affected by balloons and other litter that accumulates in Cardiff\u2019s natural spaces, in particular waterways such as the rivers Taff and Ely. Water voles, swans, and a variety of fish and invertebrates are among those affected by plastics which break down in the environment and can trap animals or be eaten by them.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35511\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35511\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Seabird-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35511\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Seabird-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Remains of a seabird that became entangled in a balloon string<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Cardiff Harbour Authority collects an average of 430 tonnes of rubbish per year from the barrage which collects debris washed down the river Taff towards Cardiff Bay.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35509\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35509\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/CRG-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35509\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/CRG-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> A Cardiff Rivers Group volunteer taking part in a waterway clean-up<br \/>Credit: Cardiff Rivers Group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPeople are aware of plastic pollution especially being a problem in relation to Cardiff,\u201d said Nia Jones, who is currently lobbying the University as a whole for the campus-wide ban of balloons, and proposed the original motion for the ban to the Student Senate.<\/p>\n<p>While most citizens of Cathays would have something to say about litter, Jones found that some students were sceptical about the scale of the policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople\u2019s ideas of \u2018well, is it really that important, should we be concentrating on something else\u2019 [were difficult to change] but I think it\u2019s important to show that we\u2019re doing our best to do everything, rather than only concentrating on ground-breaking research in plastic pollution; Showing our students and showing visitors that we practise what we preach,\u201d said Jones.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35508\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35508\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Nia-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35508\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Nia-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Nia Jones, Ethical and Environmental Officer for Cardiff Student&#8217;s Union<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jones appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/p06snb7f\">BBC Radio Wales<\/a> to explain the impact of balloons on the environment and suggest some sustainable party alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from actively reducing single-use plastic, Jones\u2019 balloon campaign represents another key aspect of plastic pollution reduction: raising awareness and creating a forum for public participation.<\/p>\n<p>Jones will champion an annual awareness week: \u201cI\u2019m really excited for Green Week which will be in March. We\u2019ve got loads of exciting activities planned and awareness projects. We\u2019re going to try to cover the broad spectrum of sustainability, so not just plastics and recycling, but everything that comes under sustainability, so that should be really cool!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Green Week will be held from 11<sup>th<\/sup> to the 15<sup>th<\/sup> of March 2019. Students and members of the public can connect with Jones on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eandeofficercsu\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EandEofficerCSU\">Twitter<\/a> to find out more and get involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to let go: Cardiff University Student\u2019s Union bans balloons in a bid to minimise environmental impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":375,"featured_media":35675,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,16],"tags":[],"coauthors":[607],"class_list":["post-35507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-city","category-science-environment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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