Florida Leading States To Ban Mass Balloon Launches
Two years ago when my Mom passed away, we let go a dozen red and purple (her favorite colors) balloons into the air to memorialize her. At the time, I…
CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 07: Family, friends and supporters release balloons in the Bronzeville neighborhood during a vigil to honor 24-year–old Maurice Granton Jr. on June 7, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Granton was shot and killed in the neighborhood by police yesterday. Family members claim he was shot in the back while fleeing the police. Police have not yet released complete details of the shooting. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Scott Olson/Getty ImagesTwo years ago when my Mom passed away, we let go a dozen red and purple (her favorite colors) balloons into the air to memorialize her.
At the time, I didn't think it was littering or dangerous to marine life and wildlife, but it really is. Florida along with California, Connecticut, Arizona, Maine, Tennessee and many other are introducing a bill to ban the mass release of balloons.
John Peabody, a lobsterman from New England says you would not believe how much balloon debris he sees out in the ocean. It's the same here in the Gulf Of Mexico, so lets find a better way to remember people.
