A Belgium resident is raising awareness about the increasing amount of mylar balloons washing up on Lake Michigan's shoreline ...

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Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft wishes Alameda a Happy 4th of July and relays some reminders about mylar balloons, travel safety, ...

Mylar balloons filled with helium may soon no longer be sold in Waukegan, but a ban on plastic bags and Styrofoam takeout containers continues to await City Council consideration.

Ameren, a major energy provider in Missouri and Illinois, warned their customers of the dangers of Mylar balloons at the beginning of the summer, saying the U.S. saw 582 balloon-related outages ...

The result was the Mylar Balloon Project, in which O'Connor turned trash into art, making sea creatures out of the collected balloons. Her mission: To remind people that balloons are still a major ...

The demise of Party City has made business boom for local balloon supply stores, but the impacts of inflation and tariffs ...

You see Mylar balloons released into the sky during a memorial service, sometimes one may slip away from your grip on the way to a party. Dr. Robert Thomas says these balloons can cause a slew of ...

But mylar balloons are *** threat to the environment and the power grid in your city and neighborhood. They conduct electricity and get tangled in power lines, potentially causing outages and fires.

Mylar balloons are not biodegradable. They fall into streams, hit power lines, litter landscapes, and are even occasionally found floating in the drinking water reservoir, according to TPU.

The electric utility says Mylar balloons contain metallic material that conducts electricity and can cause outages, damage equipment, or pose a safety risk if they make contact with power lines.

A Belgium resident is raising awareness about the increasing amount of mylar balloons washing up on Lake Michigan's shoreline, creating both environmental concerns and potential safety hazards.