Page 12 - Mid America Boating - August 2024 issue

News from the ODNR

Ohio Boat Shrink Wrap promote the program and encourage respon- where you can recycle your shrink wrap, visit
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Recycling Program sible recycling behavior among boaters. the Ohio Clean Marinas Program. You can
The program faces significant challenges,
also contact the Ohio Clean Marinas Program
continues to thrive particularly contamination of shrink wrap at Manager, Sarah Orlando, at ohiocleanmari-
collection points and drop-off events. Nylon nas@osu.edu.
Nearly 50,000 pounds already straps, necessary to secure the shrink wrap The Ohio Clean Marinas Program is a
recycled in 2024 during the off-season, must be completely collaborative effort between the ODNR Divi-
removed by boaters for the material to be sion of Parks and Watercraft, the ODNR Office
The Ohio Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling Program recyclable. Additionally, a new trend of shrink of Coastal Management, and the Ohio Sea
is continuing its mission of collecting plastic wrap with felt backing has emerged, making Grant College Program designed to encour-
before it reaches a landfill by helping secure two recycling impossible. age marinas and boaters to use simple,
new grants for its partners. So far in 2024, nearly has collected 30,000 pounds of shrink wrap “We need the cooperation of all stake- innovative solutions to keep Ohio’s coastal
50,000 pounds of boat shrink wrap has been this year and will use the funds to purchase a holders—boaters, marinas, and manufactur- and inland waterway resources clean. The
collected. That’s in addition to the more than new box truck for recycling pick-up efforts at ers—to ensure the success of the recycling program assists in protecting clean water and
2.3 million pounds recovered since the program marinas throughout Northern Ohio. The grant program, said Ohio Clean Marinas Program fresh air for generations of boaters to come.
started in 2006, a collaboration created by the will also support the purchase of wire bins Manager Sarah Orlando. “Proper preparation
Ohio Clean Marinas Program. Shrink wrapping and shipping containers to be placed stra- of shrink wrap is crucial to keeping thousands ODNR to host 10th
boats is a way to protect them during the winter- tegically at marinas near Lake Erie as public of pounds of material out of Ohio landfills.”
time and wrapping a 25-foot boat is equivalent drop-off points. The grants from the OSS Solid Waste Annual Ohio Women’s
to 2,062 plastic shopping bags. “We have dispensed 15% of the wire bins, Management District and Ohio EPA will help
“The Ohio Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling and they have been very well received,” said the Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling Program Outdoor Adventure
Program is key to protecting our envi- James Johnson, the head of the program with grow and addressing contamination issues is weekend
ronment,” said ODNR Division of Parks & Firelands Local LLC. “Once we get the box essential to sustain that growth. Collabora-
Watercraft Chief Glenn Cobb. “Grants from truck, it will allow us to deliver the bins in a tion among all stakeholders is vital to main- The Ohio Department of Natural Resourc-
the Ottawa Sandusky Seneca Solid Waste more timely and economical way. The smaller tain the program’s success. es (ODNR) is opening registration for the
Management District and the Ohio EPA help truck will also enable us to access smaller The program’s key achievements include 10th annual Ohio Women’s Outdoor Adven-
this program grow and improve. These funds marinas that do not have room for the old successful drop-off events in Toledo, the ture weekend. The three-day event is set
boost our program partners’ recycling efforts, truck to maneuver.” purchase of two balers for the Muskingum to take place at the breathtaking Mohican
encourage boaters to recycle, and help A second grant, from the Ottawa Sandusky Watershed Conservancy District, advertising State Park Lodge & Conference Center from
preserve our waterways and natural resourc- Seneca (OSS) Solid Waste Management efforts in western Ohio, and establishing a September 20-22.
es for the future.” District to Carroll Township, provides $7,000 public drop-off site in Cincinnati. In Northern This exciting weekend is designed to intro-
A grant from the Ohio Environmental for two billboards along State Route 2 in Ohio, shrink wrap is collected and delivered duce women to an array of outdoor skills,
Protection Agency (EPA) to CLI, Inc., provides Ottawa County, encouraging boaters to to Mondo Polymer Technologies, where it including boating, fishing, shooting sports,
nearly $75,000 for equipment to boost the recycle their shrink wrap. The first billboard is converted into guard rail blocks for Ohio and nature programming. The program, which
organization’s efficiency and capacity for will be up in June 2024 for three months, with highways. is open to women aged 16 and older (minors
shrink wrap recycling. Firelands Local LLC the second appearing in March 2025 ahead of For more information about the Ohio Boat must be accompanied by a parent or guard-
– the business service division of CLI, Inc. – the boating season. These billboards aim to Shrink Wrap Recycling Program and how and ian), is tailored for beginners while offering

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