The Shrink Wrap Recycling Day offered FREE recycling bags, courtesy of Dr. Shrink and Irish Boat Shop, and featured refreshments, entertainment, and assistance with properly preparing and bagging the shrink wrap. 

Dr. Shrink, Inc. President, Mike Stenberg comments, “Irish Boat Shop is a very progressive organization and was one of our first customers in the Charlevoix area, back in 1987 when I began shrink wrapping in Northern Michigan. Now, I am excited to have them promoting our Recycling Run at their stores. It’s companies like Irish Boat Shop that will enlighten people on the easy steps to recycle their winter shrink wrap covers and keep this premium material out of landfills.”  

Much of the recycled material is used by Trex®, a company that offers eco-friendly composite decks from a blend of up to 95% recycled plastic film and reclaimed sawdust, in an earth-friendly manufacturing process. Trex offers consumers an environmentally responsible choice in decking by reclaiming factory waste and eliminating the use of harmful chemicals.

“We recycled over 87,000 pounds of plastic just last year with Dr. Shrink’s Recycling Run program and we are shooting for 100,000 pounds this year,” says Andrew Gale, founder of Bay Area Recycling for Community out of Traverse City. “We are so pleased to work with Irish Boat Shop to expand participation in the Traverse City area this year—we are sure it will be even more successful and lead to more and larger events in the coming years.”