Some say releasing balloons for remembrance or celebration is an overlooked form of littering.
The law won’t entirely ban balloons, but rather the practice of intentionally releasing hundreds of non-biodegradable helium balloons into the air, which is often done for celebrations or at memorial services. in Arizona, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Maine, The Associated Press reports.recorded 11,441 pieces of balloon debris on uninhabited beachesWhen loose, non-biodegradable balloons land in the wild, they can clog waterways and ensnare animals. On farms, they can scare the animals and disturb farmers rotating crops.
Owners of one local farm found balloons with notes saying they were released in Ohio, and another farm was littered with balloons released at the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race — more than 500 miles away.
hereandnow So a child releasing a balloon now criminal.
hereandnow Plastic or Mylar?
hereandnow Its_Pennywise_
hereandnow Why not everywhere now? Such a pointless thing to do.
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hereandnow Balloon releases always seemed a sophomoric way to remember someone. Plant a tree.
hereandnow So they found about 8 balloon pieces per day?
hereandnow Should be a common sense law for America. A federal law would be best!
hereandnow Stupid aoc to lead the house committee to check balloons...she is ok if you use rainbow color balloons.. What a bunch of idiots .. shutdownNPR
hereandnow Also Nantucket, for a couple of years now
hereandnow Maryland needs to be more concerned about illegal aliens raping and murdering citizens with the protection of government.
hereandnow Balloons are just time-release litter
hereandnow It’s about time!
hereandnow Marine animals often mistake balloon debris in the water for food. Once ingested, the animal slowly dies from blockage of its digestive tract and starvation. BanHeliumBalloonReleases
hereandnow It's about time, all balloon releases should be banned.
hereandnow It should be illegal everywhere. What would happen if these things get sucked into a jet engine intake of a passenger airliner?
hereandnow Good
hereandnow It should be illegal worldwide
hereandnow Here's an idea. BAN HUMANS!
hereandnow Pennywise disavows any culpability
hereandnow Plus helium is almost extinct. Save some for science 😉 😂
hereandnow I saw Balloon Debris when they opened for Pink Floyd.
hereandnow This should be banned at beaches 4oceanBracelets
hereandnow We’re not banning balloons.
hereandnow I now sense the age old response of 'It was an accident' being used. A lot.
jeremyhobson hereandnow Latex balloons are biodegradable. The biodegradability of natural rubber products has been known and studied for more than a century. They are broken down by UV, ozone, fungi and dozens of microorganisms. Banning releases, however, is a good thing.
hereandnow I’m glad.
hereandnow The official interviewed here says you can responsibly dispose of a balloon. How? In the trash? In a landfill? There is no way to responsibly dispose of a plastic balloon. It's always destruction for the planet. What idiotic comments.
hereandnow I listened to this story. Like he said, it's something small that can make a dent. Imagine if each community picked something small how many 'dents' it would add up to!
Go Queen Anne's County!
hereandnow People in Maryland need to be more concerned about the illegal aliens who are raping and murdering their fellow citizens and about the creepy criminal government officials who are protecting them.
Everyone's a superhero, Everyone's a Captain Kirk
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hereandnow Hahaha ...
hereandnow Choose another pic. All I can think of is ITChapterTwo
hereandnow This should be banned EVERYWHERE!!
hereandnow What about the junkies shitting on my sidewalk their shit is toxic ? Who do I turn to ? LondonBreed the mayor doesn’t care.
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hereandnow We would all be better off if they worked on getting people to drive less. Focus on small things like balloons is not gonna get us where we need to go.
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hereandnow About time. Balloons suck
hereandnow Those evil balloons
hereandnow Oh thank God, finally
Ahhh finally. Balloon backlash. Been waiting for this wasteful party of releasing tons of helium-filled balloons at once to end. 🎈
I’ve known pretty much my whole 37 years of life that releasing balloons is bad for the environment. Just don’t do it people. It doesn’t even look that cool.
Have we really learned nothing since the Cleveland Balloonfest of ‘86?
Wow... any work on stopping child sacrifice?
i hope the 250$ fine is per balloon
Good!
Uh oh, I hope our 90,000 red balloons here at Huskers never reach Maryland. Pricy bill.
Priorities +1
Outlaw balloons! They are Baaaaad!!!
RileyKrane I got some at work the other day, but popped them and put them in the trash. I also, I screamed at the person who gave them to me. nature
should be illegal everywhere.
More of this!!!!
About time. Tired of seeing deflated balloons hanging off tree branches.
Balloons are floating trash.
And everyone makes an issue out of straws.
That will show those unthoughtful gender reveal parties
We are one stupid species.
Maryland, the California of the east coast? Just doesn't roll if the tongue...
Pennywise doesnt care about fines
Take note, IndyCar
Helium balloons should be banned anyways.
Finally someone is tackling the real issues.
KevinLyman Learn from Cleveland
Geez, we stopped doing this at school 30 years ago. It was a big deal back then.
Wasting nonrenewable helium in balloons should be a fine. We need helium for actual important things like MRI machines.
Pennywise is cancelled.
Go back to throwing rice!!
I blame New Zealand AMuscatPurrs
There's still helium around somewhere?
They're just afraid of Pennywise
This should be banned and illegal everywhere.
Probably bc so many ppl die in Baltimore
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