Balloons are a wasteful, single-use product that quickly become trash. It is irresponsible for organizations and companies to use helium-filled balloons as promotional products or fundraising, as they have such a high probability of ending up as flyaway litter.
Companies and organizations who have had their balloons found polluting and risking harm to animals and the environment end up on the Wall of Shame. They are removed when they ditch the trashy balloons!
Wall of Shame 4
Farmers Home Furniture, Anniversary Edition
Found in Sept. 2013 on St. Augustine Beach FL. There are dozens of Farmers Home Furniture stores in the Southeast including St Augustine.
Photo: TBP
The Smile Center – Family Dentistry
This latex balloon from The Smile Center Family Dentistry in San Antonio, Texas was retrieved by Mission: Clean Beaches off the shores of Melbourne, Florida – Over 1,000 miles away!
Superior Plumbing of Kennesaw, Georgia
This mostly deflated latex balloon with a plastic inflation valve washed up in South Ponte Vedra Beach FL on 10/2/2013.
Superior Plumbing is located in Kennesaw Georgia NW of Atlanta and is about 400 miles from SPVB Florida.
Photo: TBP
Royal Palm Beach High School – Royal Palm Beach, FL
50 miles South of Hutchinson Island, FL
Frankie & Benny’s
A. Gardner, Worbarrow Beach, Dorset, UK
Krispy Kreme
Hutchinson Island, FL
Celebration High School
Celebration High School – Celebration, Florida, balloon, found 140 miles northeast of Hutchinson Island, FL
Vermont Teddy Bear
Kennebunk, Maine
Photo: W. Jones
Liberal Party of Australia NSW Division
Birdie Beach, New South Wales, Australia
Photo: J. Zerafa
AT&T
Virginia Key, FL
Erie Insurance
"Biodegradable" latex balloons found near horse’s hay pile.
Photo: Jnl Pocono Stables, Moscow, Pennsylvania
Photo: Jnl Pocono Stables, Moscow, Pennsylvania
Publix
Hutchinson Island, Florida
Stripling’s General Store
This balloon was found on Ocracoke Island North Carolina and originated in Cordele Georgia which is approximately 475 miles SW of Ocracoke.
Photo: Philip Howard
Pizza Hut
McDonalds
Photo: Friends of Portheras , UK
Publix
Hutchinson Island, Florida
Publix
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Photo credit: Wrightsville Beach - Keep It Clean
http://wbkeepitclean.blogspot.com/2015_06_01_archive.html
American Cancer Society - Relay for Life
American Cancer Society has repeatedly been made aware of the dangers of helium-filled balloons but continue to use them in their commercials & receive funds from balloon release fundraisers.
Photo: N. Pelletier, Misquamicut Beach, RI
Virgin balloon
Photo: Smartie Lids on the Beach - Cornwall, UK
