A visit to a neighborhood park is supposed to be recharging. Parks are a place to walk, exercise, picnic, and let kids run freely. But for one resident in Baltimore, that expectation turned into frustration after they found the grounds littered with debris.
The moment quickly sparked discussion on Reddit after a resident shared photos showing colorful paper confetti scattered across the grass by a walking path.
The post, shared to the r/baltimore subreddit, was titled: “It doesn’t matter what you are celebrating. It’s unacceptable to litter in our parks.” The caption was even more direct: “Whoever this was at Honeygo Park, y’all should be ashamed. Not cool.”
While party favors such as balloons — which can travel far and become dangerous litter — and confetti may seem harmless, many versions are made with plastic or metallic coatings that don’t easily break down. When left behind, those fragments can wash into storm drains, be ingested by wildlife, or remain embedded in the soil long after the celebration has ended. Even paper-based confetti can take months to decompose, especially when compacted into grass or carried into waterways…