In early 2024, Minnesota became the first U.S. state to establish a product stewardship program for boat wrap. State law requires boat wrap producers to designate and become members of a stewardship organization and operate under an approved stewardship plan to sell or distribute boat wrap in or into the state. The stewardship organization, on behalf of producers, will promote the program and cover the cost of boat wrap collection, transportation, reuse, recycling, and disposal operations.
18671: Boat wrap meeting playback
This one-hour webinar, co-hosted by the MPCA and the Recycling Association of Minnesota (RAM), provides details about the requirements of the law (62 min.).
Speakers:
- Paul Gardner, RAM – Board chair
- Kirk Koudelka, MPCA – Assistant commissioner
- Representative Larry Kraft, boat wrap product stewardship bill author
- Raj Bagaria, GDB Circular – Managing director (plastic film recycling)
- Annika Bergen, MPCA – Product stewardship policy specialist