In this MMTA ENews Brief: Spring Has Sprung -- March 24, 2005 Advertise on BoatMA.com "Shrink" Wrap Making You Crazy? - RECYCLE IT!

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Advertise on BoatMA.com THE BEST PROMOTIONAL VALUE FOR YOUR MARINE BUSINESS! Promote your business on the most visible boating web site in the entire New England region during its busiest time of the year! A record number of visitors continue to visit the BoatMA.com web site. This is THE time to get onboard! Through mid-March, we have had over 38,000 pages visited compared to 48,000 during all of March 2004... BoatMA.com is THE boating site for Massachusetts and New England Incredible Low Cost of $100 per month with only a three month commitment - compare THAT price to any print advertising Banner Ads are only available to MMTA members Email webmaster@boatma.com or call David Watson, the BoatMA.com webmaster, at 508-240-2533 to sign up today! Spring has Sprung! "Shrink" Wrap Making You Crazy? - RECYCLE IT! It's Easy and Affordable! Massachusetts Marine Shrink Wrap Recycling Program - 2005 Boating Season Overview This year, the Massachusetts Marine Shrink Wrap Recycling Program will be coordinated by Haley & Aldrich, an engineering and environmental consulting firm, with generous support from the American Plastics Council and E. L. Harvey & Sons. Approximately 35 tons of white marine shrink wrap was collected and recycled during each of the past two years through this innovative program. Emma Aronson, an Environmental Scientist at Haley & Aldrich, will serve as this year's Program Coordinator, and will coordinate requests for services between the marinas and E. L. Harvey. Recycling Costs Again this year, our goal is to provide a recycling program that charges a nominal fee and is self-sustaining. To support this effort, E. L. Harvey and Sons has agreed to provide recycling services this year at last year's rates. Many local marinas charge between $11.00 to $17.00 per linear foot to shrink wrap boats for the winter season. For as little as 10¢ per linear foot, you can obtain complete shrink-wrap recycling services when it comes time to unwrap the boats this spring. The following table outlines this year's recycling services and costs:   Marine Shrink Wrap Recycling Fees 2004 rates Approx. # of 30 foot boats that can fit Container Cost Approximate cost per 30 foot boat 40 Yard "closed top" container (8' wide x 22' long x 8' high) ~ 120 boats $350.00 $2.91 30 Yard "open top" container (8' wide x 22' long x 6' high) ~ 92 boats $275.00 $2.98 Sharing Containers Marinas or boatyards who wish to share a container and split the cost may do so. Each marina must complete a Service Request for their portion of the container, and these Service Requests for shared services should be attached and sent together to Haley & Aldrich. Visit the MMTA Members Only Website to download COMPLETE Order Forms, Instructions And Details (pdf file) (User Name: MMTA and Password: hightide) about how to begin recycling your shrink-wrap today. For more information, please contact: Emma L. Aronson Environmental Scientist Haley & Aldrich, Inc. 465 Medford St., Suite 2200 Boston, MA 02129-1400 Tel: 617.886.7354 Fax: 617.886.7654 EAronson@HaleyAldrich.com www.HaleyAldrich.com Return to Archived NewsBriefs - Newsletters