Every year, U.S. boat owners generate about 92 million pounds of shrink wrap. The vast majority of this plastic material ends up in landfills and often contributes to plastic pollution in our oceans.

Registered boat owners in the U.S. dispose of 92 million pounds of used shrink wrap each year, the majority of which ends up in landfills. Clean Ocean Access, a non-profit, launched a recycling ...

Each serves a distinct purpose: shrink wrap offers a tight, protective seal around individual items, while stretch wrap holds entire pallet loads securely in place during transit.

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 ...

The Regional Science Consortium loaded 2,500 lbs of boat shrink wrap into a waste management truck near Liberty Park. It’s equivalent to 206,000 plastic bags.