Multiple Pacific Northwest groups are coming together to make sure discarded fishing gear is properly recycled. Nicole Baker said she started Net Your Problem after working in the maritime industry and witnessing how many nets and plastic materials were not properly discarded. Her business helps fishermen dispose of old materials, then makes sure it gets recycled. “Keeping it in storage is an option, burning is an option in some places and then taking it to a landfill," Baker said. "So those are the three most common ways that gear is getting disposed of presently and we’re introducing this recycling option for fishermen." She is teaming up with trinamiX, a company that designed a handheld, near-infrared spectrometer. The tool can be held up to a material, then tells a person what kind of plastic is in that material. This ensures people properly dispose of the plastic. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/technology-recycle-discarded-fishing-materials/281-ac4d897b-9aa5-4ca4-9822-c4b3db65882b