As the first day of spring nears, soon many Long Island boaters and marina staff will begin readying vessels for the warmer weather by shedding the plastic shrink wrap that is used to cover and protect recreational boats throughout the winter during the off season.
The Town of Hempstead and SPLASH, a group dedicated to keeping waterways clean, offer a recycling program for that shrink wrap. All marina operators and recreational boat owners in the Town of Hempstead are encouraged to recycle and keep shrink wrap out of landfills.
The Sanitation Department's facility in Merrick, located at 1600 Merrick Road, provides a container to collect the shrink wrap.
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- Commercial marinas and residential boat owners may deposit the plastic material between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
- In addition, residential boat owners may drop off shrink wrap on Saturdays and Sundays, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Shrink wrap deposited for recycling must be clean, with all lumber, rope, nails and garbage removed from the plastic.
