[SEMCO] 2020 Shrink Wrap Recycling Program Cancelled

[samurphy at whoi.edu]

2020 Shrink Wrap Recycling Program Cancelled

Woods Hole Sea Grant and its partners at Cape Cod Cooperative  
Extension have reluctantly made the decision to cancel this year?s  
Cape-wide boat shrink wrap recycling collection, which was scheduled  
to be collected in Bourne, Dennis in Eastham. The decision to cancel  
is due to the uncertainties around the COVID virus and an abundance of  
caution for the public and our volunteers at the recycling collection  
points. Woods Hole Sea Grant plans to offer the program in 2021 and  
will announce details in the late winter/early spring. In the  
meantime, we hope boat owners will look for ways to reuse their shrink  
wrap. If removed properly, boat shrink wrap can be reused for three or  
more years. It can also be used in gardens, to cover wood piles, and  
to protect outdoor furniture. Alternatively, for those who have the  
space, consider storing your shrink wrap this year for recycling in  
2021.  If you have questions about the shrink wrap program, please  
contact seagrant at whoi.edu.