Based on nearly four decades of data collection from Ocean Conservancy and its International Coastal Cleanup®—the world's largest single-day beach cleanup event—there’s one type of pollution that stands out for its devastating impact on our ocean: balloon litter. Volunteers have picked up over 1.8 million balloons on coastlines worldwide.
Each year, birds, turtles and other ocean animals suffer and die after ingesting or becoming entangled in balloon debris. Act now—urge your state lawmakers to protect our ocean by passing a ban on balloon releases.