Save the Nature

Our manufacturer responsibility for balloons

Latex balloons are made from natural rubber latex, the sap of the Hevea Brasiliensis rubber tree, which is a renewable raw material. The rubber trees also store CO2, which is harmful to the environment. In order to achieve the elastic properties of a balloon, the natural rubber must be vulcanised with small amounts of natural sulphur. However, when a balloon biodegrades, these structures disintegrate again. How long the biodegradation of a balloon takes depends heavily on the environmental conditions. In the soil, there are comparisons that the degradation should be roughly equivalent to that of an oak leaf. However, no dangerous microplastics are produced as with conventional plastic items.

As a manufacturer, however, we strongly advise against flying gas-filled balloons in order to avoid temporary contamination of our natural environment with this product.

In this context, we would like to point out that plastic strings to which the balloons filled with balloon gas are attached do indeed represent an acute source of danger to the environment and, above all, to animals in the event of uncontrolled dispersal in nature.

Foil balloons are made from various petroleum-based plastics and therefore decompose very slowly if disposed of carelessly in the environment. This can result in microplastics. Foil balloons should always be secured by attaching a balloon weight to prevent them from flying away unintentionally. Our foil balloons can be refilled via an integrated, self-closing automatic valve and can therefore be used several times.

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