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 9
Flotsam & Jetsam
Plastic in the wrack line.
Plastic Pollution
Plastic cap washing ashore.
Plastic Pollution
Goose barnacles living on plastic ring.
Plastic Pollution
Goose barnacles on plastic bottle.
Plastic Cap
Goose barnacles on plastic cap.
More Plastic
Oil-laden plastic bottle.
Glob of oil
Oil doesn't belong on beaches.
Flotsam & Jetsam
Plastic pollution washing in with the sargassum.
Who prints on the beach?
Goose barnacles living on ink cartridge.
Shoe Debris!
Goose barnacles on shoe.
Styrofoam Pollution
Say no to styrofoam!
Thumbs Down to Plastic
Refuse single-use plastic utensils!
Plastic Pollution
Chichi, manufactured in the Dominican Republic.
Flotsam & Jetsam
See what’s in our sea?
Say no to plastic!
Water jug from the Bahamas.
Lighter Litter
Goose barnacles growing on lighter.
Plastic Pollution
Plastic straws & plastic caps.
47 Balloons!
Many are privy to the Pacific Garbage Patch & Japanese tsunami debris, but churning out in the Atlantic (and in all oceans) is a plastic soup. Strong east winds & strong tides have washed all this ashore on this beautiful, desolate beach. A one-mile walk yielded this pile of single-use plastic bottles, plastic caps, plastic straws, plastic utensils, shoes, globs of oil, yards of rope, fishing line & more Caribbean debris. Please refuse single-use plastics! 47 freakin’ balloons – 45 latex & 2 Mylar.
Beach Trash
Quick 20-minute walk brings in a half a bag & 3 latex balloons :-/
Plastic Pollution
Haitian shortening.
Plastic Pollution
Plastic bits, red mangroves, cowrie.
What's my line?
Mess of fishing line on beach.
Plastic Pollution
Plastic packing strap & plastic cap ring.
Nibbled plastic bottle
Marine life mistakes plastic for food.