Dear Editor,
Everybody thinks releasing balloons into the air; whether for a party or death of a loved one is cool. Well it’s not.
Helium balloons can only reach a maximum level of 20 miles above Earth (if not sooner), before they explode or release all their air.
Now where do you think those balloons go to from there? Down into the oceans, lakes, streams, rivers, trees, farm fields, pastures and forests.
Animals; whether birds, cows, wild-life or water creatures can accidently ingest them not realizing it will kill them.
Balloons can be recycled so the next time you think it’s cool to release them instead of disposing of them properly; think about what you’re doing.
Nanette Piotroloski
Fairfield, Texas
