If you are looking for more information regarding balloon litter, these links should prove helpful!
Informational Websites
Resources About Balloon Litter (sources, impacts, laws, education)
JoyfulSendoff.org: Picture-Perfect, and Litter-Free, Send-Off Ideas to End a Picture-Perfect Wedding Day!
PreventBalloonLitter.org: Inspirational litter-free ideas to celebrate, to remember and to honor the people who impact our lives.
See a fox and a raccoon save a bird & a sea turtle from balloons & ribbons! Ranger Rick
“No More Balloon Releases” Facebook Page: Facebook
“Balloons Blow” Facebook page and web site with TONS of info & photos
The latest reports on the CVW Balloon Litter Monitoring Project: https://www.cleanvirginiawaterways.org/research-publications
Essay about outdoor balloon releases found on Balloonhq.com, written by an unnamed balloon professional. The essay suggests that the balloon industry is searching for a perfect answer when it is charged with the concept that released balloons = litter. Essay on Balloonhq.com
Bighorn sheep (a protected species) are attracted to balloons & eat them. Article by Rebecca Barboza, Wildlife Biologist with the California Department of Fish and Game, USA.
News Articles and Publications
Articles Regarding Balloon Releases and Litter
Balloon Litter on Virginia's Remote Beaches (Clean Virginia Waterways) , 2018
CVW REPORT. Balloons and Plastic Ribbons: Deadly Litter on Virginia's Remote Beaches, 2025
Balloon Release for Sandy Hook Victims: an article by Tommy Rowan, The Express-Times, New Jersey, USA.
South Carolina Aquarium supports a ban on mass balloon releases in South Carolina
Resources About The Importance of Helium
Senate Acts to Save Federal Helium Program -- By David A. Fahrenthold, Washington Post, Sept 19, 2013
Up, Up and Away -- New York Times analysis about the importance of helium, and its rising value. (May 25, 2013)
Legislation Proposed to Extend Helium Sales Deadline -- New York Times. (May 17, 2012)
Essay about balloons, litter, and helium depletion by Cherri Megasko
Scientific Publications