By working with Nexus Fuels and Tommy Nobis Enterprises, Yamaha Rightwaters intends to return 10,000 pounds of polyethylene and polypropylene sheet plastics back into their base materials by the end of this calendar year
Jeff Gold of Nexus Fuels holds a beaker of recycled liquid from Yamaha shipping plastic that can be repurposed into other materials. (Credit: Business Wire)
Yamaha Rightwaters has collaborated with Nexus Fuels and Tommy Nobis Enterprises to launch a plastic recycling pilot programme.
With the support of Nexus Fuels and Tommy Nobis Enterprises, Yamaha Rightwaters intends to return 10,000 pounds of polyethylene and polypropylene sheet plastics back into their base materials by the end of this calendar year.
The initiative will act as a proof of concept for an envisioned national programme aimed to minimise plastic waste in the waterways of the country.
Yamaha has designed the reverse logistics programme for the returning of protective covers from select boat builders, retail dealers and two of its boat production facilities such as Skeeter Boats of Kilgore in Texas and Yamaha Jet Boat Manufacturing of Vonore in Tennessee.
The materials will be transported to Tommy Nobis Enterprises, which will separate recyclable plastics from other materials such as plastic zippers, cords and eyelets.
Later, Tommy Nobis will supply the feedstock material to Nexus for processing into raw materials ranging from gasses to waxes.
The produced raw materials can be used for other products, said the company.
Yamaha US marine business unit sustainability initiatives leader Martin Peters said: “Yamaha’s support of conservation action began almost three decades ago with the Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA) and its efforts to conserve the Kenai and other rivers in Alaska.
“The tradition of conservation led to the creation of the Yamaha Rightwaters sustainability program in 2019, and it’s most appropriate that we announce our latest Yamaha Rightwaters initiative during the Kenai Classic Roundtable on Recreational Fishing, an event founded by KRSA and Yamaha in 2013 as a national forum to discuss the issues and policies affecting recreational fishing.”
Yamaha Rightwaters is a national sustainability programme, which covers all of Yamaha Marine’s conservation and water quality initiatives.
The programme initiatives consist of habitat restoration, support for scientific research, mitigation of invasive species, the reduction of marine debris and environmental stewardship education.