Portland Press Herald

Boat shrink wrap piling up as recycling efforts flounder

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Wicked Local

Boat shrink wrap is rarely recycled, so where does it all go and is there a better option?

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 ...
Portland Press Herald

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

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MLive

A 'shrinking' business: Plastic wrap crucial to protecting boats over winter

SOUTH HAVEN --Pat Carnahan is happiest with a big torch and a boat. The South Haven business owner hangs his hat on the craft of shrink-wrapping boats. He founded North Star Marine 15 years ago, just ...
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 ...
NBC DFW

Protect Boats, Lawn Furniture with Shrink Wrap

Fast Wrap is taking the technology that used to be reserved for gift baskets and using it to wrap just about anything you can imagine, including boats and RVs. The company said the process is an ...