Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever wondered what happens to all that thick, white plastic covering on boats stored on dry land during the winter months ...

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 ...

It’s easy to recycle boat shrink-wrap, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The state is encouraging boaters to “think green” when removing the winter shrink-wrap covers from ...

Dozens of volunteers gathered near the bayfront Friday to collect and sort boat shrink wrap from across the region. Organizers said the thousands of pounds of plastic will be diverted away from ...

More than 1.5 million pounds of plastic come off boats around Maine each spring, the vast majority bound for landfills or incinerators. Credit: Clean Ocean Access / Maine Monitor This story was ...

They have it all wrapped up -- for winter, that is. Some Quad-Cities area boat owners have their boats shrink-wrapped as a way to protect it through the winter and early spring months. River City ...

Minnesota lake cabin owner Jim Nicholson knows the drill. When loons in the Brainerd lakes area start flocking together for their fall migration, it's time to pull his boat ashore near Outing and ...

Boats are once again starting to populate the docks along Presque Isle Bay, a sure sign that Erie’s bayfront is morphing into its summer form. Although some boaters have already got a head start, one ...

GRASONVILLE — Plastic Free QAC has joined forces with the Maryland Clean Marina Initiative (CMI) and the Marine Trades Association of Maryland to raise awareness of the serious pollution problem of ...

Have you ever wondered what happens to all that thick, white plastic covering on boats stored on dry land during the winter months on Cape Cod? Fortunately, all that plastic is not going into garbage ...