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Mainers are switching to biodegradable boat wrap. But is it too good to be true?

The manufacturer of BioWrap, a pale green, single-use shrink wrap, claims the material breaks down in less than 5 years.
jdpower

Shrink Wrapping Your Boat: Is It Worth the Cost?

When the boating season comes to a close, and the weather takes a turn for the cooler, winterizing your boat is an essential part of taking care of it for the season. Between fuel stabilizing, ...
Wicked Local

Boat shrink wrap is rarely recycled, so where does it all go and is there a better option?

Registered boat owners in the U.S. dispose of 92 million pounds of used shrink wrap each year, the majority of which ends up in landfills. Clean Ocean Access, a non-profit, launched a recycling ...
Portland Press Herald

Boat shrink wrap piling up as recycling efforts flounder

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Kennebec Journal

Shrink wrap may protect Maine boats, but it can harm the environment

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Long Island Press

Boat Shrink-Wrap Recycling Program Expands

The C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta and Oakcliff Sailing have announced that the two organizations have joined forces to create a new match-racing event for adaptive sailors in ...