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Leave your trash at home - deal with it there!
- by Bill Marshall, AP, Chair of the National Environment Committee of CPS-ECP
Most of us like to spend a day or several days or more out
on the water. To do that we have to take some food, snacks,
and drinks with us. Most of that will come in packaging.
Then, what do you do with all that packaging?!
How many of us have seen plastic bags, plastic bottles and
foam platters floating in the water? Exactly. How many people
have seen something blow overboard in a gust? Exactly.
It can happen at the dock, at a moorage, on the beach or
by the launch ramp. And yes, sometimes it gets there just
by floating down creeks and rivers or blowing in the wind.
Yes, most ramps, fuel docks and other places don't have
very good garbage or recycling containers handy when
you return. It's cumbersome and expensive. The solution is
not to have anything to get rid of in the first place.
Here's a simple way to NOT have packaging, trash, and
recyclables aboard your boat in the first place. Repack it
all into reusable storage bins and containers. You can first
measure your onboard cupboards and storage areas and
then buy (or save) containers that will fit perfectly in those
areas. Next, label them and then, at home, repack your
stuff into them. Any items you might have left over like cans
or glass bottles can easily be stored in those reusable containers
and dealt with properly when you get home. There
you go. Nothing to worry about!
Next time we'll talk about all the shoreline and beach cleanups
that will be happening this boating season. When did
beach cleanups start? Not much of an anniversary to celebrate
but it's been almost 40 years. Clean Ocean Action's
Beach Sweeps is one of the longest running cleanups in
the world. The cleanup first started in 1985 at Sandy Hook
with 75 volunteers. 1984 - Clean Ocean Action (COA) was
formed. 1985 was the first beach cleanup: " Debris-a-thon. "
In Canada we have had The Great Canadian Shoreline
Cleanup since 1994. 27,800 cleanups since then. Find out
how YOU can get involved in a shoreline cleanup this season.
Check out these links:
* https://ocean.org/pollution-plastics/shoreline-cleanup/
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Canadian_Shoreline_Cleanup
*
https://cleanerlakes.com/
* https://plasticpolluters.org/ ■
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https://www.ocean.org/pollution-plastics/shoreline-cleanup/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/great_canadian_shoreline_Cleanup
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/great_canadian_shoreline_Cleanup
https://www.cleanerlakes.com/
https://www.plasticpolluters.org/
http://www.CANADIANBOATING.CA
Canadian Boating May 2024
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Canadian Boating May 2024
AT THE HELM: We Are Lucky to be Boaters
FEATURE EDITORIAL: Boating & the Environment - Shifting Toward Sustainability
DESTINATION FEATURE: Cruising Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands
CRUISING: Crossing the Ocean in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC)
TECH FEATURE: Tricking out a New Lagoon 42 with Solar Power
THE PORT HOLE: May 2024
FEATURE: C-TOW Marine Assistance - 40 Years of Marine Rescues
POWER REVIEW: Sylvan G3 CLZ DC
CROSSING THE LINE: Timely Alternate Approaches to Antifouling
Canadian Boating May 2024 - Intro
Canadian Boating May 2024 - Cover1
Canadian Boating May 2024 - Cover2
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 3
Canadian Boating May 2024 - AT THE HELM: We Are Lucky to be Boaters
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 5
Canadian Boating May 2024 - FEATURE EDITORIAL: Boating & the Environment - Shifting Toward Sustainability
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 7
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 8
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 9
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 10
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 11
Canadian Boating May 2024 - DESTINATION FEATURE: Cruising Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 13
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 14
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 15
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 16
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 17
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 18
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 19
Canadian Boating May 2024 - CRUISING: Crossing the Ocean in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC)
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 21
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 22
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 23
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 24
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 25
Canadian Boating May 2024 - TECH FEATURE: Tricking out a New Lagoon 42 with Solar Power
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - 28
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 29
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 30
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 31
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - THE PORT HOLE: May 2024
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - 45
Canadian Boating May 2024 - FEATURE: C-TOW Marine Assistance - 40 Years of Marine Rescues
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 47
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 48
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 49
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 50
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 51
Canadian Boating May 2024 - POWER REVIEW: Sylvan G3 CLZ DC
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 53
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 54
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 55
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 56
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 57
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - 59
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 60
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 61
Canadian Boating May 2024 - CROSSING THE LINE: Timely Alternate Approaches to Antifouling
Canadian Boating May 2024 - Cover3
Canadian Boating May 2024 - Cover4
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