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Boat shrink wrap piling up as recycling efforts flounder

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation March 27, 2023

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More than 1.5 million pounds of plastic come off boats around Maine each spring, the vast majority bound for landfills or incinerators. Courtesy Clean Ocean Access The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the shrink wrap is coming off. The boat shrink wrap, that is – low-density polyethylene plastic prized for its flexibility and ability to keep vessels safe from the sleet, snow and rain of Maine winters. And most of it is going in the... + full article



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