This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition To ban in all areas of the British Isles the mass releasing of balloons.
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Even biodegradable balloons take over 4 yrs to degrade. What goes up must come down.
With the earth over 70% water. Balloons are killing masses of sea life along with plastic.
America has already banned mass ballon releases in many city’s and states.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/215782
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