Other boat shrink wrap recycling programs are offered by municipalities and marinas, Vergano said. The town of Marblehead, for example, works with Dynamic Waste.

More than 125 tons of shrink-wrap was recycled in the inaugural year of the program last year, with Ocean County leading the way with 47.7 tons, according to statistics issued last week by the DEP.

Second, to deter thieves. Yes, a pilfering bag handler is less likely to pilfer a shrink-wrapped case, but in today's world, there just aren't many of them.

LDPE (No. 4) plastic can be recycled, typically into items such as composite lumber or plastic bags. Recycling shrink-wrap from boats, though, is complicated and labor-intensive; in Swanton’s ...

SOUTH PORTLAND — More than 1,000 pounds of vessel shrink wrap was recycled at Spring Point Marina this year in a pilot project that keeps the non-biodegradable material out of landfills ...