Jacksonville, FL — In an effort to protect local marine life, the St. Johns County Parks and Recreation Department and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have teamed up to take part in a new recycling effort.
The Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program is all about making it easier to recycle fishing line around the county, by installing new recycling bins at several locations.
The county has released the following list of bin locations:
• Boating Club Road Boat Ramp: 615 Boating Club Rd., St. Augustine
• Doug Crane Boat Ramp: 1039 Shore Dr., St. Augustine
• Exxon Beach Access: 2700 S. Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach
• Moultrie Creek Boat Ramp: 4805 Shore Dr., St. Augustine
• Palmo Road Boat Ramp: 8600 Palmo Fish Camp Rd., St. Augustine
• Palm Valley Boat Ramp: 383 S. Roscoe Blvd., St. Augustine
• Porpoise Point Beach Access: Porpoise Point Dr., St. Augustine
• Riverdale Park Boat Ramp: 981 CR 13, Fruit Cove
• Shands Fishing Pier, 10000 Shands Pier Rd., St. Johns
• St. Johns County Ocean Pier: 350 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine
• Trout Creek Park Boat Ramp: 6795 Collier Rd., Orangedale
• Usina Boat Ramp: 603 Euclid Ave., St. Augustine
• Vaill Point Park Fishing Pier: 630 Vaill Point Rd., St. Augustine
• Vilano Beach Fishing Pier, 260 Vilano Rd., St. Augustine
• Vilano Boat Ramp: 101 Vilano Causeway, St. Augustine
The county says recycling fishing line is so important because it can take hundreds of years for the line to biodegrade. They add that because it's thin and clear, animals and birds often became entangled in it or accidentally eat it.
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