Port St Mary Authority Bans Balloons & Sky Lanterns

Port St Mary Commissioners will impose a blanket ban on the release of balloons and sky lanterns on any of the local authority’s land.

The decision was agreed unanimously by the board at a meeting held this week.

Members are concerned about the plastic pollution caused by the balloons, particularly in the marine environment.

The ban won’t be introduced in bye-laws until a public consultation is held on the change.

Chair of the Board, Dr Michelle Haywood has been speaking to Local Democracy Reporter Ewan Gawne:

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio