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The Boat Shrink-Wrap Program

Contact: Sarah Orlando Ohio Clean Marinas Coordinator Ohio Sea Grant Office of Coastal Management 105 West Shoreline Dr. Sandusky, OH 44870 419.609.4120, fax 419.609.4158 Once delivered to Mondo facility, the material is then processed and converted to highway department-approved [email protected] guard rail spacer blocks. Approximately 21,000 blocks were constructed thanks to this 2006 recycling effort from Ronnie Wesel that has been land-filled in the past. Mondo Polymers Technologies, Inc. State Route 7, P.O. 250 Is boat shrink-wrap filling your Reno, Ohio 45773 [email protected] trash dumpsters? 740.376.9396 Boat shrink-wrap is made of low-density (LDPE), which can be recycled and used in the manu- facture of new products such as plastic , guard The Ohio Clean Marinas Program is a proactive partnership rail blocks, wheel chalks, lawn edging, plastic banners, among the Ohio Sea Grant College Program, Ohio plastic lumber (decking, benches, etc.), and more! Department of Natural Resources, Lake Erie Marine Trades Association, and other public and private sector partners that are connected to Ohio’s recreational boating industry. The program is designed to encourage marinas and boaters to Would your marina like to use simple, innovative solutions to keep Ohio’s coastal and participate in a program to inland waterway resources clean. The Ohio Clean Marinas Program assists these operators in protecting the resources recycle that material? that provide their livelihood - clean water and fresh air. In 2007, the boat shrink-wrap program will be expand-

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U E .S coordinate pick-up schedules to accommodate large . C D R E E P M A M RT O and small quantity clients. MENT OF C TM To find out how to participate, visit: OHSU­–B–077©2007 M O N D O ohiocleanmarina.osu.edu or contact Gary Comer, Jr. PolymerPolymer Technologies at [email protected] or 419.609.4120. ohiocleanmarina.osu.edu The Boat Shrink-Wrap What You Can Do: Recycling Program 1. Remove all lumber, metal zippers, 4. Place rolled shrink-wrap in the reusable vents, rope, and other non designated marked In the spring of 2006, the Ohio Clean shrink-wrap materials (batteries, soda “SHRINK-WRAP ONLY.” Make Marinas Program, in partnership with cans, screws, nails) from the shrink- sure to put only shrink-wrap into Mondo Technologies, Inc. com- wrap. The doors and vents may be the or storage area. pleted the first year of a two-year pilot reusable next year. Contaminated and dirty shrink-wrap program, offering marina operators and may disrupt the recycling process boaters a welcomed cost effective alter- 2. Keep the shrink-wrap as clean as decreasing the value of the material. native to recycle boat shrink-wrap. possible – gravel, sand, and excess dirt make the recycling process more The program provided a no-cost shrink- difficult. wrap collection service once every two weeks for more than 50 marinas located 3. Maximize the amount of shrink- in Erie, Ottawa, and Lorain counties. In wrap that will fit in your storage area addition, scheduled pick-ups occurred at and reduce water weight by rolling 20 marinas located in Lucas, Cuyahoga, the shrink-wrap into a bundle up to and Lake counties by appointment. five feet long, similar to a rolled up sleeping . Tie the bundle with Thanks to this program, more than 50 a strip of shrink-wrap or ribbon Marinas temporarily stored shrink wrap material in a variety of cost effective and creative ways. tons of boat shrink-wrap and more than (see diagram below). While 23 tons of greenhouse were rolling, try to keep the shrink-wrap recycled into approximately 21,000 clean. polymer guardrail blocks.

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(1) Fold the film into a width of (2) Use the strip of film to 4-5 feet, roll the film up and tie the bundle. then cut off a strip of film from the end of the roll. Packer truck used by Mondo Polymers to collect boat shrink- Bales were loaded on tractor trailers for transport to Mondo wrap and seasonal nursery plastic. Workers collected between Polymers, Inc. located in Reno, Ohio. Each trailer holds 10,000 -15,000 pounds in a single truck load. approximately 30,000 pounds or 15 tons of material.