You could also cut the tops off plastic containers with handles to use as bailers, or seal the containers and use them when extra flotation is needed. Again, there are hundreds of reuses for items. Share reuse ideas you have with other boaters, together we can make a difference. By recycling these items you not only save resources, you save valued landfill space and energy. Materials that can last hundreds or millions of years in the environment can be recycled and reused many times over.
Recycling also saves energy.
If these products are simply tossed into Ohio's water, they take years to decompose.