Highlands County
Soil & Water Conservation District's

Monofilament Recycling 
and Recovery Program (MRRP)

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Monofilament Recycling??   How does THAT work?

Step 1:  PVC Collect Bins are placed at boat ramps and public fishing piers.  See maps below!

Avon Park PVC Area Collection Bins (click to see full image)

Lake Placid Area PVC Collection Bins (click to see full image)

Step 2:  PVC Collection Bins are emptied and bin data is recorded on Collection Bin data form.
Online MRPP collection bin form here
Collection form in Word format
Collection form in PDF format

Fishing Line Recycling Bin locations in Highlands County

Step 3:  Fishing line is brought from outdoor PVC bins to an indoor collection sight. Where it is placed into a cardboard recycling bin.

Step 4:  When full, the boxes are taped and shipped (UPS Postage Prepaid) to Berkley. 

Step 5:  The monofilament is chopped into pellets and remolded into tackle boxes and plastic fish habitats.