Balloon Releases
What goes up must come down, and balloons are a really good example of items that can travel long distances from their original location and many find their way into the oceans where they have been found to be a threat to marine life and seabirds through entanglement and ingestion.
There are many ways that businesses can market their products that don’t have the potential to kill or injure marine life, but in many instances, the impact isn’t thought of when the decision is made to use promotional balloons.
These balloons were all found in the Daintree National Park beaches after they had landed in the Great Barrier Reef and washed up. All companies have been contacted and made aware of this issue and asked to review their company policy on promotional activities and balloons.
If you find a promotional balloon, please send us a photo of the item and let us know when and where you found it. Also, consider using our Balloon Release Action Guide to notify the company of where you found it, and more environmentally alternatives they could use for promoting their business.
Balloon Release Action Guide
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Created: 25-08-2019
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If you are a business using promotional balloons check out these alternatives.