Council Member Mariann Dalimonte is proud to announce that her shrink wrap recycling program was a tremendous success, with the town ultimately collecting 3.65 tons, or 7,300 pounds, of shrink wrap material. The program was hosted throughout the month of April at Manorhaven Beach Park and was spearheaded by Council Member Dalimonte.
“I am absolutely thrilled with the results of North Hempstead’s shrink wrap recycling program,” Dalimonte said. “I am always trying to innovate the ways in which the town can protect our environment from pollution, and I am glad that our residents were able to find this program useful.”
The program allowed boaters and town residents to recycle their shrink wrap materials, helping to reduce waste and protect the environment by providing a convenient and environmentally friendly way to dispose of this material. The town sent five containers of shrink wrap to Westbury Paper Stock Corporation to be recycled.
This material is low density polyethylene, LDPE, and can be pelletized and then reused in the manufacturing of a variety of materials including lawn edging, plastic lumber, carpet, as well as shrink wrap.