Comments on: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to Recycle Helium http://earth911.com/blog/2008/11/27/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-to-recycle-helium/ Make Everyday Earth Day Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: GANUU http://earth911.com/blog/2008/11/27/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-to-recycle-helium/comment-page-1/#comment-34271 GANUU Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:32:54 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=9439#comment-34271 Helium is not damaging to anything,,it just exists in the atmosphere, it is inert. Releasing Helium by draining the balloons DOES NOT ADD to anything to effect global warming as another commenter (michael) said The U.S. Government has a hugh under ground storage area for Helium that it stockpiles for what-ever reason The Helium is sucked out of the balloon, then re-compressed back into pressure cylinders for transport back to where is it made, At this point it is contaminated with other elements It is then unloaded to be re-purified back into 99.9% and transfered over to storage cylinders for it's next usage Helium is not damaging to anything,,it just exists in the atmosphere, it is inert.
Releasing Helium by draining the balloons DOES NOT ADD to anything to effect global warming
as another commenter (michael) said
The U.S. Government has a hugh under ground storage area for Helium that it stockpiles
for what-ever reason
The Helium is sucked out of the balloon, then re-compressed back into pressure cylinders
for transport back to where is it made, At this point it is contaminated with other elements
It is then unloaded to be re-purified back into 99.9% and transfered
over to storage cylinders for it’s next usage

]]> By: NJ Roadie http://earth911.com/blog/2008/11/27/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-to-recycle-helium/comment-page-1/#comment-33993 NJ Roadie Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:08:54 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=9439#comment-33993 Not sure of the exact chemistry behind it, but from watching them, it was quite literally a big tube they stuck into the zippers at the end of the parade. Each compartment was squeezed out and the helium recaptured. I'm sure it wasn't an exact thing, but most of it was "caught". What happened after that I don't know. Not sure of the exact chemistry behind it, but from watching them, it was quite literally a big tube they stuck into the zippers at the end of the parade. Each compartment was squeezed out and the helium recaptured. I’m sure it wasn’t an exact thing, but most of it was “caught”. What happened after that I don’t know.

]]> By: Bob Dayton http://earth911.com/blog/2008/11/27/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-to-recycle-helium/comment-page-1/#comment-32063 Bob Dayton Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:20:12 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=9439#comment-32063 I would like to know how Linde will collect, compress, and collect the helium from the parade balloons. Perhaps someday party stores, etc. will have a system that allows you to bring back the Mylar balloons to recyle the helium before it leaks out of the balloon. Thanks I would like to know how Linde will collect, compress, and collect the helium from the parade balloons. Perhaps someday party stores, etc. will have a system that allows you to bring back the Mylar balloons to recyle the helium before it leaks out of the balloon.

Thanks

]]> By: John McGill http://earth911.com/blog/2008/11/27/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-to-recycle-helium/comment-page-1/#comment-21339 John McGill Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:09:16 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=9439#comment-21339 How is it that the recycling of helium is an environmental issue? Helium is an inert gas, and it is so scarce on Earth that it is hard to see how releasing it into the atmosphere has any substantial environmental effect. How is it that the recycling of helium is an environmental issue? Helium is an inert gas, and it is so scarce on Earth that it is hard to see how releasing it into the atmosphere has any substantial environmental effect.

]]> By: Michael http://earth911.com/blog/2008/11/27/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-to-recycle-helium/comment-page-1/#comment-21335 Michael Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:18:19 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=9439#comment-21335 Helium is also a potent greenhouse gas - THAT is the major reason why they are recycling it. Releasing helium increases global heating. Helium is also a potent greenhouse gas – THAT is the major reason why they are recycling it. Releasing helium increases global heating.

]]> By: YogaforCynics http://earth911.com/blog/2008/11/27/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-to-recycle-helium/comment-page-1/#comment-21331 YogaforCynics Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:45:28 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=9439#comment-21331 Uranium???!!! Wow--I guess helium was just another thing I've taken for granted, never guessing it could be scarce or gotten through a process that could be detrimental to the environment.... Great article. Uranium???!!!

Wow–I guess helium was just another thing I’ve taken for granted, never guessing it could be scarce or gotten through a process that could be detrimental to the environment….

Great article.

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