How balloon releases impact the environment

Balloon releases are done for fun sometimes to celebrate something or be as a form of symbolism, especially following the death of a loved one. But the problem is the balloons can have a great effect on our environment, once they get back down to the ground, and sometimes, even while they are still in the air. 

A Girl Scout in the Chicago Suburbs is looking to change that.  Emma Wright is a high school junior at Vernon Hills High and is working on her Gold Award for Troop 45315. For that, she helped promote SB 2743 in the Illinois Senate. She discusses the effects balloons can have on the environment, as well as the proposed legislation.

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Emma Wright 
Junior, Vernon Hills High School
Girl Scout, Troop 45315