Is the party over for balloons? Impact on environment raises possibility of a ban

As part of a service for an infant last year, the Sproles Family Funeral Home in New Castle, Indiana, attached a card with information about the deceased child to balloons and unleashed them – asking those who found the remembrances to post comments on the company`s website.

Some of the responses came from strangers hundreds of miles away, offering comforting thoughts to the grieving family...

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Ken Notes: This may be a problem but I would rather establish priorities environmentally and get the big issues front and center. Also is this issue better addressed educationally than politically. Few if any weddings still throw rice because we were educated about the potential harm to birds...