Most of these balloons are those falsely marketed by the balloon industry as “biodegradable latex.” All photos were taken by Balloons Blow on Hutchinson Island, Florida, USA – unless otherwise noted. All photos with citations may be used for education purposes.
Flotsam and Jetsam 11
We can do better!
Plastic pollution.
Too much plastic!
Plastic straws, toothbrushes and other plastic litter.
Haul for the Day
We use burlap bags instead of plastic trash bags.
Balloons & More
Beach pollution.
Buried
Plastic bottle.
Beach Debris
Wire leader and other beach debris.
Styrofoam cup
Marine life mistake styrofoam for food.
Thumbs down
Polystyrene glob.
Scary looking!
Black mass of who knows!
Jumping Spider
Beach spider friend hitching a ride on our burlap bag,
Naval Trash
Naval Warfare Orientation laminated instructions.
Beach trash
Wish people would dipose of trash properly.
Pollution
Every imaginable kind of litter and plastic pollution here!
Beach Cleanup
Our dog Kimba has seen us clean up a ton of trash over the years.
Flotsam & Jetsam
All washed ashore & pushed up into the dunes from the storm. A mile walk along this beautiful otherwise pristine beach yields single-use plastic beverage bottles, plastic caps, plastic straws, plastic utensils, polystyrene, shoes, rope & fishing gear, more oily Caribbean debris, 6 plastic oil containers & a 55 gallon plastic drum. And 13 balloons – 7 latex & 6 Mylar.
Plastic Pollution
55-gallon plastic drum.
Plastic PollutionTravels
Acetaminophen bottle from Columbia.
Marine debris collected
Kimba overseeing beach trash removal.
Marine Debris Sled
Marine debris sled, made from marine debris. Sheet of plastic, rope, pole.
Not fishing
Old fishing pole encrusted with barnacles.
International
Vodka from Siberia on beach.
Rope Death Trap
This rope could strangle marine life or wrap around a swimmer.
Coffee To-Go
Some people trash 365 of these a year.
Plastic Pollution
From South America.