They will not get our colorful globos!

So, latex rubber, which most balloons are made out of degrades both in sunlight and in dirt. Compared to plastic bags, they are much better in this regard.

But, we have to think of the birds now?

This only ends when there is no more fun a human can have.

But, since the articles sited do not distinguish between latex balloons and foil balloons, its hard to tell what they mean.

Foil balloon are almost impossible for birds to eat, and they almost never pop into pieces. However, they, along with certain ribbons, are the bane of power lines.

In the end, i am just confused.
And it is probably just sea gulls who are dying (because they are large enough to eat balloon pieces) and i really don't care for that group of beach picnic predators.