Why mylar balloons pose an environmental hazard

Everyone loves a good party or celebration! But, before you release the balloons into the air, you should think to yourself, where does it land? Well, that presents an environmental hazard for the eastern portion of San Diego County.
Full story at CBS8.com: www.cbs8.com/article/news/loc...

[@commanderbell1965]

I used to work for U.S. Forest Service Descanso Station in 1987.
Balloon landed at the station. It got a note saying came from school in Point Loma.. They do travel and trash the wilderness

[@dawnday2390]

I always pop them by sitting on them 😂

[@Meditationfreedom]

Thank you for posting!

[@tomkay5771]

Foil balloons are awesome you can literally sit on them and they won't pop

[@joshfinder7863]

im 95% heilium

[@foilballoon123]

do anyone know a girl who would like to get paid to pop Mylar balloons?

[@undertaker4520]

Balloons are life I'd rather kill plants than balloons😂

[@Road2]

Thank you for posting and doing a story about this litter! Here is the petition to ban the sale of helium filled balloons that litter the desert, ocean, harm wildlife, cause power outages/fires, and use up the finite resource helium. www.change.org/banmylarballoons

[@MylarBalloonLover]

ban yourself. Mylar Balloons forever

[@joshfinder7863]

THEN USE LITHIUM OR HYDROGEN GAS 120IQ