Bottle caps are a frequent offender on common litter lists. In 2017, the North Sea Foundation shared literature noting that in the 30 years prior, more than 20 million bottle
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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is buying benches made from recycled material.
Earlier this month, Gov. John Carney joined Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn Garvin to tour the facility where Delaware State Parks will have 15 benches made from plastic bags.
In 2020, the DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation converted its plastic carry-in carry-out bags at Delaware State Parks to corn and paper products. Left with an excess of plastic bags, the division worked with Eco Plastic Products of Delaware, a non-profit organization, to have the plastic bags turned into benches for Delaware State Parks.
Department of Natural Resources to turn 1 ton of plastic bags into 15 benches
Delaware News Desk
In honor of Earth Month, Gov. John Carney joined Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn Garvin on April 15 to tour the facility where Delaware State Parks will have 15 benches made from excess plastic bags.
In 2020, the DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation converted its plastic carry-in carry-out bags at Delaware State Parks to corn and paper products. Left with an excess of plastic bags, the Division worked with Eco Plastic Products of Delaware, a nonprofit organization, to have the plastic bags turned into benches for Delaware State Parks.
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