Mainers are switching to biodegradable boat wrap. But is it too good to be true?

The manufacturer of BioWrap, a pale green, single-use shrink wrap, claims the material breaks down in less than 5 years.
Cleveland.com

Program saves landfill space by recycling shrink-wrap that protects boats in winter

A state-launched program recycles the material into rigid plastic blocks used as spacers within highway guardrail systems. This conversion of trash into a traffic control doodad has kept nearly 1.1 ...
WPRI 12

Got wrap?: Newport company wants to recycle your boat’s shrink-wrap cover

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) ─ Dave McLaughlin, the executive director of Clean Ocean Access, is hoping to change the course of recycling in the boating industry. Shrink-wrap used to protect boats in the ...
MLive

Boating season is coming: Here’s how to recycle boat shrink-wrap

It’s easy to recycle boat shrink-wrap, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The state is encouraging boaters to “think green” when removing the winter shrink-wrap covers from ...
Kennebec Journal

Shrink wrap may protect Maine boats, but it can harm the environment

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Cleveland.com

You can recycle the shrink wrap from your boat: How to do it right

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Time to launch your boat. Which means you can’t wait to rip off that shrink wrap and plastic banding and drop your boat into the lake. But, wait! You can reuse your plastic boat ...
SFGate

Shrink wrap plastic now covers more than boats

Armed with mega heat guns, a small group gathered on a chilly morning taking aim not at the cold but at thick plastic sheeting draped over a small mountain of construction pipe. Guns blazing, they ...