Fishing Boat Shrink Wrap to be Recycled Into Plastic Lumber
A newly formed partnership between the Prince William Sound Stewardship Foundation and Alaska Plastics Recovery is planning a recycling project this summer to collect shrink wrap removed from winterized commercial fishing boats for conversion into recycled plastic lumber.
“The recycled plastic lumber that we will be producing will be ideal for outdoor construction for projects such as outdoor stairs, fences, decks, retaining walls and walkways,” explained Patrick Simpson, owner of PKS Consulting, the parent company of Alaska Plastics Recovery.
Simpson, who grew up in Anchorage, has been researching options for recycling various plastics for several years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of California at San Diego. Simpson said the plastic lumber can...