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BoatUS Foundation/Berkley Recast

Enter to Win $15,000: BoatUS Foundation/Berkley Recast & Recycle Contest

 

October 1, 2020

YOUR IDEAS -- Do you have any better ideas on how to recycle soft baits and old fishing line? There's $30,000 in cash prizes at stake in the Recast & Recycle contest.

Aims to increase fishing line and soft bait recycling by tapping the public for ideas.

Have you ever wondered how old, discarded fishing line is recycled and reused? You may be surprised to learn that turning fishing line into new products is labor intensive, requiring a series of workers to comb through, sort, clean, remove hooks and weights, and separate out miles of encrusted debris in entangled fishing line. There also aren't any recycling programs for fishing related materials like soft baits. There just has to be a better way.

The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water a...



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