It’s the choices that make us who we are, and together we can make the right choices.
A NABAS membership doesn’t just demonstrate the commitment of our members in maintaining high standards when it comes to events, products, and design, it also highlights their commitment to ensuring that their practices are environmentally friendly, which includes reusing and recycling balloons whenever possible.
We continue to develop partnerships that help NABAS members and their customers make better choices. We also believe that education is crucial is developing a sustainable industry and a customer base that shares our values, which is why we continue to create and innovate campaigns and supportive material to help spread the message.
NABAS has teamed up with Terracycle to make it easy for our members and their customers to responsibly recycle their balloons, regardless of whether they are latex, foil or plastic.
That’s our message to our members and their customers. We all want a safer, sustainable world to live in, and party need not compromise that, in fact, we should all be having fun and celebrating without compromising the planet.
This is why we have launched a series of new materials for use on social media and to hand out to customers to help you and them forge a better future for everyone.
PLUS be sure to keep a close eye on our social channels where you can share any of our posts onto your own socials.
These materials are free for members to download and use, and we encourage you to do so to help spread the message and encourage best practice.
To help you continue to reduce your environmental footprint, we’ve launched a series of articles to help you on your way:
Looking for a smarter, safer clean up? Here’s how:
NABAS does not support balloon releases. Read our post below to find out more and help protect our environment.
Read our 5 ways to enjoy a great party while being mindful of the environment.
We advise our members to say ’NO’ to balloon releases, we believe it should be strictly adhered to in the interest of safe guarding the environment.
Say “NO” To Balloon Releases. We strongly recommend our members instil a policy of “No Balloon Releases”, and do not support the deliberate release of balloons. As the leading trade association, it is our constant goal to protect our members, our industry and indeed the end users and our environment.
If you require any further clarification or need advice please contact NABAS, The Balloon Industry’s only independent association on 01787 221026.
What are balloons made of?
There are basically three types of balloons; foil, plastic and latex balloons. The foil balloons (sometimes referred to as mylar), are a bladder made of nylon that is covered with a layer of aluminium that is 0.0015 of an inch thick. Latex balloons are made from the sap of rubber trees.
How do I dispose of my balloons responsibly?
NABAS has partnered with Terracycle to make recycling boxes available to all our members at a heavily discounted rate. These boxes take all kinds of balloon and party waste which has been traditionally hard to recycle, and turns it into a secondary material which is used to make products such as play equipment.
If your local balloon decorator doesn’t have one of these ‘Holiday Decorations and Party Supplies Zero Waste’ boxes, they are also available to buy directly from the Terracycle website.
