PHOTO COURTESY OF BOATUS
BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water and Berkley have partnered up to find a solution for recycling fishing-related materials like line and soft bait. Current available recycling options are time-intensive and limited at best, so the team has turned to the public to help find a solution through the Recast and Recycle Contest.
The contest is open for submissions now through May 14, 2021, and offers a first place prize of $15,000, second place prize of $10,000 and third place prize of $5,000 for winning submissions that address any part of the recycling process focused on finding a new life for old fishing gear.
“Whether it’s monofilament line, braided line or soft baits, we want there to be a sustainable, large-scale solution to keeping line out of our waters and landfills where it can remain a problem for birds and wildlife,” says BoatUS Foundation Director of Outreach Alanna Keating. “We want to know how to make the process better. There’s no limit on the possibilities, but keep in mind that judges will add weight to contest submissions that actually work, are practical, innovative, and have the potential to have a significant impact. We really don’t know where a breakthrough could materialize.”
To find out more about contest rules and conditions, visit boatus.org.
