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Fishing line recycling 2011

Carmel Boy Scout Troop 202
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In March 2011, Boy Scout Troop 202 launched the state of Indiana’s first Monofilament Fishing Line Recycling program at the Carmel-Clay Parks. Monofilament line is single-strand, high density, nylon fishing line used on fishing reels and in the manufacturing of fishing nets. The Monofilament Recovery and Recycling program is an effort to educate the public about the problems caused when monofilament line is left in the environment, to encourage recycling through a network of recycling locations convenient to fishing areas, and to conduct volunteer cleanup events.

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Recycling containers that look like this can be found near fishing areas in our Carmel Clay Parks. If you are fishing in the parks, be sure to collect any broken or unneeded line and place it in a container. If you are enjoying the park and happen to see someone else’s discarded line, place it in the container as well. Thank you Boy Scout Troop 202!

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The project involved installing fishing line recycling units at the seven Carmel Clay Parks with fishing ponds: Central Park, Flowing Well Park, Founders Park, Hazel Landing Park, Meadowlark Park, River Heritage Park and West Park.

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Recycling fishing line is not driven by a large volume of material to re-use. Instead, the Boy Scouts urge members of the community to recognize that even a very small piece of discarded fishing line can cause harm.

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The Scouts created this informative brochure to educate the public regarding the fishing line recycling program and its benefits. Copies of the brochure will be made available at the parks and at nearby fishing license application sites. Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation requires a fishing license in order to fish at any of the Carmel Clay Parks. Visit the Indiana Department of Natural Resources website for more detailed information.
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The Scouts hope to heighten awareness of the negative impacts of fishing line debris on marine life and water, decrease the amount of fishing line entering and remaining in the natural environment, and increase the amount of fishing line being recycled.

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The Carmel Boy Scouts discovered a need for the program after talking with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources staff. The Boy Scout troop has agreed to maintain and empty the bins, and mail the monofilament fishing line to be recycled.

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Wildlife can be hurt in two ways by discarded monofilament fishing line: Wild animals might eat monofilament line and become sick, or starve because their stomach feels full, or they might become entangled in discarded line and drown, starve, or lose a limb in a slow and painful strangle hold.

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To find out more about the Monofilament Recovery & Recycling Program or to learn how to start a program near you, visit their website here.

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      • Helping Ninjas Help Pollinators
      • Helping Ninjas Help Garden and Compost
      • This is NOT a Plastic Bag
    • 2017 Projects >
      • UHS Bat Boxes
      • Don'f Flip It, Save It! - Water Bottles
      • River Road Habitat Restoration
    • 2016 Projects >
      • It's in the Reusable Bag
      • Plots to Plates Gardens Tour
      • Millbrook Nature Trail
      • UHS Poultry Project
      • Green Cubs Tree Planting
      • OLMC Tree Replacement
      • Woodbrook Butterfly Garden
      • Turn Up for Compost
    • 2015 Projects >
      • OPE Recycling Cubs
      • Goodbye Plastics 2
      • UHS Monarch Waystation
      • UHS Hydration Station
      • CHS Earth Fair
      • CHS NHS Event Recycling
    • 2014 Projects >
      • Girl Scout Teaches Conservation
      • Carmel Pollinator Garden
      • Trees For Future Generations
      • CHS TEDx Conference
      • UHS Campus Green Up
    • 2013 Projects >
      • CHS Teaches Conservation
      • Bug Repellent Daisies
      • Kids Against Crayon Waste- Crayon Recycling
      • UHS Community Garden
      • A Greener College Wood
      • Do Something Trees
      • No Crayon Left Behind
      • Prairie Trace Trees
      • Goodbye Plastics
      • Carmel Green Trees
      • CHS Recycled Arts Garden
      • Going Green at the CLC
    • 2012 Projects >
      • UHS Tree Hugging Trailblazers
      • Girl Scouts Bikeyard 100
      • Bat Boxes- Nature's Bug Zappers
      • CHS Green Shower Power
    • 2011 Projects >
      • Mission Recycle
      • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
      • Recycling at CHS
      • A Greener Tomorrow is in the Bag
      • Fishing Line Recycling
    • 2010 Projects >
      • MOSAICS Family Garden
      • Coolers are Cooler with Cups
      • Ban the Bottle, Try the Tap
      • Butterfly Reintroduction Carey Grove Park
      • Butterfly Reintroduction Clay Middle School
      • Tree Scouts
    • 2009 Projects >
      • River Trail Wildflower Reintroduction
      • Scouts' Reusable Shopping Bags
      • St. Christopher's Garden
      • Earth Day Tree Seedling Giveaway
      • CHS Green Lights Club
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