Haines Friends of Recycling recently held its 2nd fish net recycling event this year, on September 29-30. Thank you to everyone who brought in their old nets for recycling so they avoided taking up landfill space, and thanks to the volunteers who helped at the Center.
Like many plastics, fish nets can be recycled to take on another life as raw materials for new products. Seines, trawls, and gillnets are made of recyclable plastic or…