Another 4th Of Burning Toxic Chemicals

I would have thought that maybe the cleaner air we've seen due to isolating from Corona virus would give us pause to reflect on how we're treating our planet...nope. This 4th we continued our unsustainable tradition of burning noxious chemicals so that we can see pretty colors and recreate the explosion-ridden war scenario of the revolution...heaven knows why. We already have (questionably) necessary processes that create air pollution, like micro-rubber particles from car tires (a huge health risk for people who live near major streets), do we need to create additional, unnecessary pollution? Look, I'm all for remembering our history, or setting aside days for celebration and/or reflection...but can't we update it? Can we not find a better way than 300+ million people setting toxic chemicals on fire, on the same day every year?