06 • 12 • 2017
Banning Balloon Releases in North Wildwood, NJ
The South Jersey Chapter aims to ban intentional balloon releases in North Wildwood, NJ.
This would be the first such ordinance in Cape May County but it is very similar to ordinances passed recently in Atlantic County towns. It simply bans the intentional release of balloons in the town. Chapter activists Sarah and Debbie Visalli worked with town officials and convinced them to introduce the ordinance.
Balloons are made of either latex or a specialized plastic with the trade name of Mylar. Their ribbons are almost always plastic and this is why they are persistent and dangerous in the marine environment.