Wow, I was quite surprised that there is a balloon product on the newsletter and right under it a very environmentally conscious washable lunch bag.
Do you know what they pull out of many dead birds and sea creatures (many of them turtles) stomachs? Broken balloons. Unless these balloons miraculously biodegrade within a week, I think you should reconsider such a product.
People are already aware of the millions of straws in oceans, they need to become aware of the dangers of balloons too.
I’m with the previous 3 commenters… Even though they are latex, they can last up to a year in salt water and are devastating to marine life. Entanglement in the string or a stopped-up gut from ingesting is a horrible way to go.
Just wanted to add my voice to the previous comments. I could not agree more. Bad choice for the environment no matter how great looking they are and should not be a product we’re making more of.
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Besides swissmiss, Tina founded and runs TeuxDeux, CreativeMornings and her Brooklyn based co-working community Friends Work Here. (She also started Tattly which was recently adopted by BIC)
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These are awesome!! ?
Jul 25th, 2018 / 9:04 pm
Cute! But ‘yes’, I can resist. It’s more (very) short living plastic.
Jul 26th, 2018 / 1:15 am
I never comment here, but I have to agree with Daniel. Why do we need more single use plastic? Very disappointed.
Jul 26th, 2018 / 6:55 am
Wow, I was quite surprised that there is a balloon product on the newsletter and right under it a very environmentally conscious washable lunch bag.
Do you know what they pull out of many dead birds and sea creatures (many of them turtles) stomachs? Broken balloons. Unless these balloons miraculously biodegrade within a week, I think you should reconsider such a product.
People are already aware of the millions of straws in oceans, they need to become aware of the dangers of balloons too.
Jul 26th, 2018 / 9:49 am
I’m with the previous 3 commenters… Even though they are latex, they can last up to a year in salt water and are devastating to marine life. Entanglement in the string or a stopped-up gut from ingesting is a horrible way to go.
Jul 26th, 2018 / 12:22 pm
Just wanted to add my voice to the previous comments. I could not agree more. Bad choice for the environment no matter how great looking they are and should not be a product we’re making more of.
Jul 30th, 2018 / 2:37 pm
i thought we decided balloons were terrible? no? Bad for the environment? Worse than straws.
Aug 7th, 2018 / 2:54 pm
now i see the thread – unanimous. And, no comment from Swiss Miss. Sad.
Aug 7th, 2018 / 2:56 pm