At Least They Were Biodegradable
Here’s one good piece of information: the latex balloons were at least biodegradable. That’s aside from the fact that it took several months for them to finally break down. But regardless of their biodegradability, it was still a nuisance. In fact, the repercussions of Cleveland’s balloonfest even reached areas as far as Ontario, Canada.
Source: The Guardian
And one resident, P. Allen Woodliffe, had this to say: “ These balloons, being made of plastic, are not readily biodegradable and, thus, will create an eyesore for some time to come, or else be an unnecessary and time-consuming expense for someone to clean up. They may also be hazards to wildlife such as waterfowl, gulls or terns .”
The reason the balloons didn’t biodegrade on time was because of the weather…