LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man wants to ban the release of balloons at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln after the University of Nebraska football scores its first points in a game.

A federal lawsuit filed this week by Omaha resident Randall Krause says the mass release results in the open dumping of solid waste, which the lawsuit says is barred by the 1976 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The lawsuit says the balloons have “become solid waste the moment they are out of sight of the fans” and says they pose a threat to wildlife and children.

A university spokesman declined to comment on the pending litigation.

Krause is seeking an injunction that would keep the university from promoting the balloon release.