new year's eve celebration in the world along with the huge crystal ball, 12 feet in diameter, more than a ton of confetti rained down. that is only the start for clean-up crews. partiers left behind tons more trash. police removed the trash containers for the security plan. there was no place to get rid of it but the street. in raleigh, north carolina, instead of a crystal ball, they dropped a giant acorn. north carolina has unique new year's eves. they drop a flea, a giant beach ball an illuminated pickle and the lowering of a possum. they had fireworks. always a crowd favorite. nashville dropped a ten-foot