On March 21th, Columbus’s SWACO has partnered this spring with the Ohio Clean Marinas program to expand the Ohio Shrink Wrap Recycling Program to Franklin County. The program is a partnership between Ohio Sea Grant and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), and works to recycle the plastic wrap that boat owners use to winterize their boats. Boat shrink wrap is plastic wrapped around a boat as a winterization method to protect the boat against water, dirt or other debris during off-season storage. It is one of the physically largest examples of single-use plastic, with an average of 25 pounds per boat - the equivalent of more than 2000 plastic bags. If not disposed of properly, the plastic can break down and end up in rivers and lakes and consumed by marine life.
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