Post by moynapakhi0011 on Feb 27, 2024 4:54:42 GMT
The balloon industry in our country participates significantly in the economic and cultural sphere, generating sales of approximately 1.6 billion pesos and exporting around 2.1 billion pesos to different countries around the world. There are more than 28 thousand specialized distributors and retailers that are part of this sector. Today marks 120 years of bringing the cheapest toy into every family's home. In Mexico, eight thousand eight hundred people depend directly on the manufacture of the balloon, and our country occupies first place in production and marketing worldwide. “The history of the balloon industry has its origin in Mexico, born from the desire for growth of some families who, seeking to be a source of employment for workers without resources, generated a fun and friendly product that has been part of the lives of millions. of people, not only Mexicans, but children and adults throughout the world who have laughed and spent unforgettable moments accompanied by a balloon,” commented Francisco Santamaría, member and spokesperson for a group of jointly responsible institutions and people that They promote the use of the balloon as a biodegradable and non-polluting product.
The balloon's raw material is latex, a material of natural origin that is obtained from a tree that is grown in the tropical forests of Chiapas, not for felling, but for its cultivation, and the sustainable extraction of its sage or pulp - in a similar way to that used to extract syrup from the maple tree -, demonstrates that it is a natural and totally biodegradable product. Given the news that as of January 1, the use of plastic bags will be prohibited in Mexico City - in accordance with the new provisions of article 25 of the Solid Waste Law - false information has been published that has Nepal WhatsApp Number List caused confusion among Mexicans. “Information has emerged that distorts this industry with incorrect data, which is why some think that the use of balloons should be eliminated. One of these erroneous data is that the balloon takes more than 400 years to degrade, when the reality is that the latex balloon disintegrates in a period of about six months, while the metallic one can be deflated and reused, as it contains a valve to it. The material is even reused to create other objects, such as plastic wood that is used for the production of furniture, trash cans, manhole covers, etc., Santamaría commented. And in terms of biodegradation, materials have been developed that reduce the active life of the product after use and its elements are reincorporated into the environment more quickly. “Today it is unthinkable to produce without considering the environment.
For this reason, we seek to inform the consumer about the use and disposal of the balloon that it is friendly and compatible with our environment and, to this end, we have launched awareness campaigns that encourage the disposal of the product in a correct and responsible manner, once it has fulfilled its purpose. to facilitate its reincorporation into the environment through biodegradation or recycling,” Santamaría pointed out. In fact, the latex decomposition process is not as long as it seems; It starts from its inflation, continues to expand and become more vulnerable to sunlight; then oxygen and ozone accelerate its degradation and in a few hours the material begins to oxidize, degrading in almost the same time as an oak leaf. All this speaks, unlike what society has wanted to feel, of an industry that is friendly to the environment, concerned about its conservation and aware of its responsibility to evolve for environmental purposes; an industry that cannot be compared with that of plastic, since it barely represents a minimum percentage in the level of consumption, a reference to which, in 2017, plastic consumption in Mexico reached 7.1 million tons*, while that of metallic balloons was barely 1,359 tons**, which represents just 0.01% of consumption.