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Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling Program

April 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023

Our 2023 theme is "CLEAN"!

Shrink wrap brought in for recycling will be inspected by transfer station staff to ensure it is clean and contamination-free -- e.g., no plastic strapping, vents, zippered doors, and any other non-shrink wrap material.
Wrap that includes these items or other non-shrink wrap material will not be accepted.

Clean shrink wrap should be bundled like a sleeping bag.
Clean shrink wrap should be bundled like a sleeping bag.

KEEP CONTAMINATION OUT OF RECYCLING

The 2023 Collection Program

Facilities accept clean shrink wrap
April 1 - June 30

Woods Hole Sea Grant has partnered with Barnstable County, AmeriCorps Cape Cod, and five towns across the Cape to collect and recycle boat shrink wrap.

Cape residents: Bring your clean, rolled shrink wrap to the transfer station in Bourne, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, or Wellfleet April 1 through June 30.  Thanks to the generosity of the participating towns and partners, there is no charge for this program.

Locations and hours

Bourne Int. Solid Waste Management Facility
Mon.-Fri., 7 am - 3 pm;
Sat., 7 am - noon
Route 28
201 MacArthur Bvd.
Bourne, MA 02532

Chatham Transfer Station
Thurs.-Tues., 8 am - 4 pm
97 Sam Ryder Road
Chatham, MA 02633

Dennis Transfer Station
Wed.-Sun., 8 am - 4 pm
100 Theophilus F Smith Road
Dennis, MA 02660

Eastham Transfer Station
Sat.-Wed., 7:30 am - 3:30 pm
555 Old Orchard Road
Eastham, MA 02642

Falmouth Waste Management Facility
Tues.-Sat., 8 am - 2:30 pm
458 Thomas B Landers Rd
East Falmouth, MA 02536

Wellfleet Transfer/Recycling Center
Fri.–Tues., 8 am – 3:30 pm
370 Coles Neck Road
Wellfleet, MA 02667

Six participating towns in the shrink wrap recycling program

CLEAN WRAP ONLY: The wrap must be free of all non-shrink wrap material, including the plastic straps used to cinch the wrap to the belly of the boat. The best way to remove shrink wrap is to cut the wrap above the strap around the belly of the boat, so the straps fall away, leaving only shrink wrap. Watch our video to see how it works.  Contaminated material will not be accepted.

When recycling boat shrink wrap

Please follow these important instructions

  • Remove all rope, strapping, wood frames, doors, zippers, and other non-shrink material.
  • Shrink wrap should be clean and dry.
  • Bundle shrink wrap and tie it using a strip of shrink wrap.
  • For more details, watch our "how-to" video.

Past Programs

 

Contact

Stephanie Murphy
Woods Hole Sea Grant
E: shrinkwrap@whoi.edu

Our Partners

We're grateful to our partners for their help in offering this program.

AmeriCorps Cape Cod logo

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We're grateful to the NOAA Marine Debris Program and the National Sea Grant College Program for their support of this program.

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