Latex São Roque makes a whopping 659 types of balloons for all kinds of occasions. They come in different sizes, colors, finishes, and even feature custom designs.

These balloons originally came from packages that advertised them as “100% biodegradable”, with the manufacturers assuring they were made of “100% natural latex rubber”.

The guayule latex balloons feature these characteristics and also have tensile strength and durability that is better than those made from high-end synthetic products, according to the company. “The ...

Latex allergy: 'A balloon could kill me' Published. 2 December 2019. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. About sharing. Image caption, Liz Knight can no longer read a newspaper or touch the ...

Meteorologists use latex weather balloons every day to gather data on the upper atmosphere from almost 900 locations worldwide, including 92 spots in the U.S. and its territories. Such balloons ...

And the latex balloons look a lot like jellyfish [a prey item for sea turtles]. Ocean debris also ends up smelling like jellyfish because it collects algae and bacteria,” she said.

Between 1990 and 2004, at last 68 kids died in the U.S. from choking on latex balloons. The balloons are potentially risky, as uninflated pieces of latex can "conform to the child's airway and ...

Brighton and Hove City Council should do more homework before they ban the release of helium balloons (The Argus, March 12). A latex balloon is an outstanding example of an environmentally ...