Here at Brightmark, we are big on solving big waste problems.

And one of those waste problems has been staring us in the face for a long time. In fact, you’ve probably seen it yourself, but failed to notice the issue. But the next time you drive by a marina, pay attention to how much shrink wrap covers the boats in dry dock.

That shrink wrap is the problem, but Brightmark has the solution.

Thanks to a pilot program with Dry Dock Marina in Angola, Indiana – and supported by the Northeast Indiana Solid Waste Management District -- we have figured out a way to recycle the shrink wrap and turn it into transportation fuel and wax at our plastics renewal facility.

The wrap, which is similar in structure to heavy duty garbage bags you buy in the supermarket, are difficult to recycle because they are contaminated and seasonal. Our recycling process turns it into fuel sold to BP and reentered into the transportation fuel pool in the Midwest. An example of a circular economy, if you will...