Balloons are not inherently bad, but when humans let them float away, those party favors can turn into hazards for marine life.
. But accidental releases — the child letting go of the party balloon, a bouquet of celebratory balloons coming untied in the wind — are a problem too, simply because of the number of balloons let into the environment and plastic accumulation over time.out mylar balloons by 2031 because their metallic nylon foil shells have a tendency to cause blackouts and spark wildfires when they float into power lines.
in the ocean. Furthermore, the strings attached to balloons are generally plastic. This makes them single-use trash in the same way that grocery bags and straws are, and releasing them into the environment is littering.who proposed and pushed his city’s balloon ban, acknowledges balloons aren’t the only threat to the ocean. But he sees them as symbolic of the bigger problem of plastic trash, fishing lines and gear left in the sea to endanger the animals that call it home.
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