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In an effort to support conservation efforts and provide a helpful service to customers, Rommel’s Ace in Stevensville, Maryland, has joined the Queen Anne’s County Boat Shrinkwrap Recycling Program.
The Chesapeake Bay area is popular for boating and many owners store their boats on land during the winter months, keeping them safe from the winter weather with winterizing shrinkwrap. Rather than tons of plastic shrinkwrap ending up in landfills, the program provides a way for boat owners to recycle the shrinkwrap used for boat winterization.
Stevensville store manager Kellie Barker says they were approached by Sara Shelley, executive director of Plastic Free QAC, asking if the store would provide the recycling bags to customers, which are free for residents of Queen Anne’s County.
“We thought it was a great idea and an easy way to provide an extra service to our customers,” Barker says. “Plastic Free QAC supplied signage, literature, directions on processing of shrinkwrap, making it easy for us.”
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