Mindful Mariners

09/24/2026

Tis the season to put the shrinkwrap on, but don’t forget to recycle it in the spring! Please reach out to learn more and connect with your local recycler.

We are proud to work with our partners at Ohio Clean Marinas & Ohio Sea Grant to make recycling possible and accessible.

Specials thanks to Lorain County Solid Waste Management & their wonderful team for making this work a priority.

12/18/2025

Big ideas start with the right people at the table.

OMTA was honored to gather elected leaders, community partners, and maritime organizations at Intercity Yacht Club to discuss expanding workforce pathways, boater education, swim readiness, and equitable water access for Cleveland youth.

When industry, education, and public leadership align, we move closer to a future where Lake Erie is accessible to everyone.

04/23/2025

This Earth Day, let’s honor our planet with action, not just intention. Ohio’s Shrink Wrap Recycling Program is a powerful reminder that even the biggest single-use plastics—like the shrink wrap used to protect our boats—can be kept out of landfills and waterways when we choose to recycle responsibly. Since 2006, over 2.3 million pounds of shrink wrap have been diverted, protecting our rivers, lakes, and marine life from harmful plastic waste. Every piece recycled is a step toward cleaner water, healthier ecosystems, and a better future. Let’s remove the strap, recycle the wrap, and do our part to keep Ohio—and our Earth—beautiful. Learn how at ohiodnr.gov/shrinkwrap.

04/08/2025

It’s almost that time of year where you unwrap those beauties and prepare for what you hope to be an active boating season!

This year, I challenge you to recycle your shrink-wrap PROPERLY.. remove those nylon straps (& zippers if you have them!) and drop off at one of the local drop off sites.
Learn how here: https://youtu.be/Lc4EudRPcI0?si=lh8-9NeIF-yMzYe6

Don’t want to fuss with it? For a small fee, our company will remove and deliver to the recycling agency. Call 216-316-0728 for a quote.

Remember: throwing it into the city recycling is not the way to recycle this wrap! It only contaminates the entire container sending it all straight to the landfill.

Check out Mindful Mariners’s video.

08/05/2024

Being blessed living where we do, SO many of us are boaters, know boaters, belong to or know people that below to marinas and yacht clubs; Own businesses that use shrink wrap or know business owners that do...etc etc! Please reach out to us via dm or email [email protected] to get your club or business set up to be a collection site and to be a sponsor of Ohio Shrink Wrap Recycle program with Firelands Local Nicole Griggs Hahn Mindful Mariners Nette Knot PLEASE SHARE with your awesome networks and lets make a difference!