Tag: recycling

Discarded Fishing Gear Repurposed into Cables

5/12/2024 - By Carli Stewart. It's a staggering fact that approximately 1 million tons of abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) find their way into the world’s oceans every year. This ALDFG significantly threatens marine life, primarily contributing to ocean plastic pollution. ABB Installation Products, a company helping with the environmental crisis, has… SEE MORE

Gear Recycling Reaches Milestone in Commercial Fishing Communities

12/1/2021 - By Laine Welch. More than a million pounds of old fishing nets and lines from Alaska have made it to recycling markets so far, where they are remade into plastic pellets and fibers. The milestone was reached with a recent haul of nets from Dutch Harbor, and more are already… SEE MORE

One of 17 schoolies I landed during a recent fishing trip on Narragansett Bay.

Winter Chore Could Spark an Idea to Increase Fishing Line Recycling

2/3/2021 - Winter is annual maintenance time for many anglers, and respooling with new line and recycling the old is a common task. Ever thought about what happens once you dispose of the old line in a fishing line recycling tube? It’s not pretty. Turning fishing line into new products is labor-intensive,… SEE MORE

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Enter to Win $15,000: BoatUS Foundation and Berkley Recast & Recycle Contest

8/31/2020 - Have you ever wondered how old, discarded fishing line is recycled and reused? You may be surprised to learn that turning fishing line into new products is labor intensive, requiring a series of workers to comb through, sort, clean, remove hooks and weights, and separate out miles of encrusted debris… SEE MORE

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Six Creative Ways to Recycle Your Christmas Tree

12/31/2019 - By Andy Corbley. 25-30 million Christmas trees are sold every year in North America, and many of them get tossed in the landfill when there is a myriad of great recycling ideas for fir trees that can have an important impact on local ecosystems and neighborhoods. The month leading up… SEE MORE

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Shell Recycling Programs Increasing in Popularity

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2/27/2019 - Oyster shells used to end up in landfills. Now they are being turned into castles for baby oysters. You may have heard this centuries-old maxim about when it’s safe to eat raw oysters: Don’t indulge in the bivalves during any month spelled without the letter “R.” (Though, there’s plenty of cause to consider the… SEE MORE