February 17, 2016
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Dear «Title» «LastName»,
Is your organization committed to clean water, beautification of our natural areas, and public safety? If
so, you share the vision of Brevard County Natural Resources Management Office, Keep Brevard
Beautiful, the Indian River Lagoon Program, and ten other partnering organizations involved in the
Monofilament Recovery & Recycling Program (MRRP). Monofilament fishing line lasts up to 600
years in the environment where it entangles and poisons wildlife, reduces the health of fisheries, and is
a hazard to boaters, divers and swimmers. MRRP strives to decrease the hazards caused by derelict
fishing line by heightening public awareness, conducting volunteer cleanup events, and encouraging
monofilament line recycling. MRRP needs your help! In an effort to expand the monofilamentrecycling network, sponsorship of outdoor recycling bins is needed.
As a means to increase awareness and facilitate line recycling, a “Cast Your Line Here” network of
indoor and outdoor recycling bins is being established. Indoor recycling bins constructed of cardboard
have been donated by Berkley Manufacturing’s Pure Fishing Program who also accept the line for
recycling and provide shipping materials and labels. The indoor bins are offered to tackle shops
throughout the county for line disposal. Outdoor recycling bins developed through the program are
constructed of six-inch PVC pipe and stand approximately three feet tall. The bins are mounted at eyelevel on a piling or post and may have an accompanying aluminum sign. Initially, thirty-five outdoor
recycling bins have been funded to place at county boat ramps and fishing docks. Expanding the
number of outdoor recycling bins will increase effectiveness and expand the area of program influence.
Are the boat ramps and fishing locations in your city strewn with fishing line? A small contribution
and commitment to MRRP may help reduce this mess by encouraging the proper disposal of line.
Please consider participating in MRRP by sponsoring outdoor bins for your city and coordinating bin
emptying. The cost for each outdoor bin location that includes the recycling bin and an aluminum sign
is $55.00. Posts and strapping materials can also be provided at an additional cost. As a sponsor, you
will get the publicity benefits of partnering and the satisfaction of making a commitment to a beautiful
Brevard County.
If you have no funding available to sponsor the program, there are other ways that your organization
can participate in MRRP. One way is to host a “Monofilament Madness” fishing line cleanup event
spotlighting a dock, causeway or boat ramp in your area. Fishing line and tackle can be dangerous to
volunteers so every precaution must be considered before hosting such an event. MRRP hopes to
recruit a team of professional divers and boaters to dedicate to cleanup activities. This aspect of the
program is still in development. Another way to participate is by committing staff and volunteers to
bin checking and line recovery. MRRP staff will be happy to conduct educational presentations at
your local functions, festivals and club meetings. Please let us know if you are interested in having us
conduct a presentation.
Don’t hesitate to contact me at (321) 749-0783, by E-mail: kvanwag@earthlink.net or contact Leesa
Souto at Brevard County Natural Resources Management Office (321) 633-2016 with questions or
suggestions about the Monofilament Recovery & Recycling Program.
Thank you for your consideration and your commitment to Brevard County quality of life issues.
Sincerely,
Kit Van Wagner
Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program
Project Manager
Cc:
Leesa Souto, Brevard County NRMO