Page 11 - Mid America Boating - June 2023 issue

Onboard tips to reduce your plastic waste

It’s that time of year when boaters are returning to enjoy Lake Erie’s beautiful
waters. The Ohio Sea Grant offers these simple tips on eliminating your boating
plastics from ending up in Lake Erie…
• Use reusable containers to store any food and beverages.
• Bring extra water in reusable bottles or jugs to avoid using disposable plastic bottles.
• If you are using any disposable cans or bottles, place these items in the recycling bin.
• Use a mesh trash bag to store any trash below the deck or tie it down.
• Take all trash back with you and dispose of it properly on shore.
• Do not dump anything overboard.
• Pick up any trash you see and dispose of it in a trash bin.
• Ensure lures are secured to prevent loss and avoid cutting your line unless necessary. 11 [ MID-AMERICA BOATING ] JUNE 2023
• Remove fishing lines as you see them. Store the line in a container that does not
blow away.
• Use a smoking receptacle for used cigarette butts instead of throwing them in the
water. Cigarette filters contain plastic fibers. MAB

College Youth Technology Academy, Argonauts, and Port of Cleveland, is wonderful,” said Dr.

Christopher Winslow, director of Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory.

For more information, be sure to follow the conversation @GLPCleanup and visit www.
greatlakesplasticcleanup.org.
The Ohio Sea Grant College Program is part of The Ohio State University’s College of Food,
Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and NOAA Sea Grant, a network of 34 Sea Grant
programs dedicated to the protection and sustainable use of marine and Great Lakes resources. “The Friendliest Club on the Lake”
The Council of the Great Lakes Region is a binational network of organizations comprised of
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individual well-being by building the region’s long-term competitiveness and sustainability today.
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