Five tips for 'green' winterizing a boat

4:19 PM Thu 23 Sep 2010 GMT

'Installing shrinkwrap in the fall creates lots of waste material. BoatUS suggests you ask your marina to set up a recycling program to keep the material out of landfills' BoatUS &copy Click Here to view large photo

Boat Owners Association of The United States has these five tips to help boaters be good stewards of the environment while they put their boats to bed for winter's long lay-up period: Shrinkwrap recycling starts in the fall: While many boaters know that shrinkwrap is recycled in the spring, installing shrinkwrap in the fall also generates waste material. Ask your marina or club to set up a recycling program now to recycle the scrap leftover from covering boats. Shrinkwrap should also be separated from other trash. Putting it in a dumpster that is open to other refuse makes it unusable ...

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