Uploaded April 2010 | Updated September 2026, 30 minutes ago
Monofilament (AKA FISHING LINE)lasts 600 years in the environment. We often see it littering our beaches, lakes and rivers. It causes a hazard to both wildlife and humans!! Many species of animals become tangled in it or ingest it, often with dire consequences. With the proper recycling programs, we can eliminate this deadly hazard. This footage was filmed for an upcoming episode of Keepin' It Green. It was edited on home equipment, so please excuse the poor quality. I promise, the finished project will be much better, with many other guests!! This is just to get the information out!!
Monofilament (AKA FISHING LINE)lasts 600 years in the environment. We often see it littering our beaches, lakes and rivers. It causes a hazard to both wildlife and humans!! Many species of animals become tangled in it or ingest it, often with dire consequences. With the proper recycling programs, we can eliminate this deadly hazard. This footage was filmed for an upcoming episode of Keepin' It Green. It was edited on home equipment, so please excuse the poor quality. I promise, the finished project will be much better, with many other guests!! This is just to get the information out!!

![Keepin It Green: East Hamptons Monofilament Fishing Line Recycling Initiative (part 2)
Fishing line harms wildlife. It can last 600 years in the environment, thereby causing countless deaths and injuries to numerous marine and terrestrial creatures for centuries!
Not only is fishing line a danger to wildlife, it tangles boat propellers and can cause SCUBA diving accidents.
Lets focus first on wildlife. There are many ways animals are harmed by discarded fishing line. Animals become entangled in monofilament or line will be ingested. It is hard to know how many animals are killed this way because many sink out at sea or decompose on land and are unrecorded.
This fishing line recycling initiative for the town of East Hampton was meant to raise awareness about the negative impacts that discarded fishing line has on animals and humans as well as raise awareness to recycling in general. In addition to decreasing the amount of fishing line entering the coastal waters and increasing the amount of fishing line being recycled, the programs intent is to educate recreational and commercial fishers about appropriate means of discarding unwanted line by informing them about the threats posed to marine wildlife and humans. We made 30 units,and they are now at fishing piers, docks, beaches, and other waterfront areas where fishing is occurring. Community support for this program was terrific!! Through monetary donations from concerned individuals and organizations, volunteers who built the containers(The Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons, The Group for the East End, The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Mammal Preservation and Research, community members Amy Salle and Eugene Garypie [former East Hampton Department of Sanitation Supervisor] L-TV [provided production services for the DVD]) and the Town of East Hampton for allowing the program in the first place, this program is sure to be a success and hopefully serve as a model for other communities. East Hampton is the first town on Long Island that has a town wide Monofilament Recycling program !!!
There are numerous ways you can help control the problem of discarded monofilament left in the environment.
You can volunteer to help build, install, monitor and educate the public. You can also clean up;any time you see monofilament loose in the environment and you are able to reasonably recover it, you may be preventing an entanglement from happening. Keep your eyes open for monofilament as you walk in a waterside park or along the beach.If you throw line in the trash be sure to cut it into short 6-12 inch lengths to prevent entanglements at the landfill or wherever our trash eventually ends up in scavenging animals.
And of course remember to recycle your used fishing line at a local tackle shop or an outdoor recycling bin.
Every person can make a difference!! Keepin It Green: East Hamptons Monofilament Fishing Line Recycling Initiative (part 2)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZstOqW0Hj6Y/mqdefault.jpg)








![Keepin It Green: Monofilament Fishing Line Recycling Initiative in the Hamptons!! (part 3
Fishing line harms wildlife. It can last 600 years in the environment, thereby causing countless deaths and injuries to numerous marine and terrestrial creatures for centuries!
Not only is fishing line a danger to wildlife, it tangles boat propellers and can cause SCUBA diving accidents.
Lets focus first on wildlife. There are many ways animals are harmed by discarded fishing line. Animals become entangled in monofilament or line will be ingested. It is hard to know how many animals are killed this way because many sink out at sea or decompose on land and are unrecorded.
This fishing line recycling initiative for the town of East Hampton was meant to raise awareness about the negative impacts that discarded fishing line has on animals and humans as well as raise awareness to recycling in general. In addition to decreasing the amount of fishing line entering the coastal waters and increasing the amount of fishing line being recycled, the programs intent is to educate recreational and commercial fishers about appropriate means of discarding unwanted line by informing them about the threats posed to marine wildlife and humans. We made 30 units,and they are now at fishing piers, docks, beaches, and other waterfront areas where fishing is occurring. Community support for this program was terrific!! Through monetary donations from concerned individuals and organizations, volunteers who built the containers(The Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons, The Group for the East End, The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Mammal Preservation and Research, community members Amy Salle and Eugene Garypie [former East Hampton Department of Sanitation Supervisor] L-TV [provided production services for the DVD]) and the Town of East Hampton for allowing the program in the first place, this program is sure to be a success and hopefully serve as a model for other communities. East Hampton is the first town on Long Island that has a town wide Monofilament Recycling program !!!
There are numerous ways you can help control the problem of discarded monofilament left in the environment.
You can volunteer to help build, install, monitor and educate the public. You can also clean up;any time you see monofilament loose in the environment and you are able to reasonably recover it, you may be preventing an entanglement from happening. Keep your eyes open for monofilament as you walk in a waterside park or along the beach.If you throw line in the trash be sure to cut it into short 6-12 inch lengths to prevent entanglements at the landfill or wherever our trash eventually ends up in scavenging animals.
And of course remember to recycle your used fishing line at a local tackle shop or an outdoor recycling bin.
Every person can make a difference!! Keepin It Green: Monofilament Fishing Line Recycling Initiative in the Hamptons!! (part 3](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cOXOUVYf1fg/mqdefault.jpg)