COVENTRY — Some 1,300 pounds of plastic were collected during an event in Coventry this weekend, saving what would otherwise have wound up in the Central Landfill so that it
Taking Care of Business
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Dec 9, 2020
In 2019, about 4,000 metric tons of low-density polyethylene was made for shrink-wrap in the marine industry.
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What happens to all that plastic shrink-wrap after your boatyard crew pulls it off and launches your boat in the spring?
That’s the question the Rhode Island-based nonprofit Clean Ocean Access wants boaters all across the United States to ask as part of its Shrink Wrap Recycling and Life Cycle Analysis program. The program started in April 2019 and just got a boost by way of a partnership with TerraCycle, a New Jersey-based recycler that collects waste and then partners with corporations or municipalities to turn the waste into raw materials and make new things.