In January, Connecticut lawmakers debated a bill that would ban the sale of helium balloons in the state, CT News Junkie reported .
Balloon releases are used to celebrate or commemorate a wide range of events. However, the balloons that look so pretty and peaceful floating away can be a major problem for people and the environment when they come back down.
Balloons are often made of mylar, a synthetic material that takes hundreds of years to break down in the environment. Latex balloons can be natural or synthetic, with varying decomposition times. In either case, they can entangle or be eaten by wildlife and livestock — with deadly results — or end up in the environment as litter. Even special balloons designed to break down leave the string, often a plastic ribbon.
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