Plastic piping solutions manufacturer Polypipe Building Products has pitched in to help keep the nation’s waterways free of leftover fishing lines.
A team of volunteers from the staff at Polypipe toolmakers Mason Pinder, in Doncaster, worked over a weekend to create more than 100 plastic bins from Polypipe stock which will be used to collect unwanted fishing line across the UK.
The bins were then donated to the Anglers National Line Recycling Scheme (ANLRS) which distributes them across the country. Discarded lines can pose a serious threat to wildlife around our rivers and lakes or on the coast, and the only previous alternative for disposal was landfill or incineration. ANLRS ensures that all donated line is safely recycled.
It was Polypipe Building Products’ technical director and keen angler Adrian Bristow, pictured, who came up with the idea that the Doncaster-based company could offer to help.
He said: “We were very happy to be able to offer some practical help for this worthy cause.
“At Polypipe we are committed to attaining the very highest standards of sustainability and environmental protection and this donation is a small part of our efforts in 2021.
“I would like to thank the volunteers who gave up their time to help make this possible in what was a real team effort.”