Prevent improper disposal
Keep waste contained during boat cleaning and sanitizing work.
RM Atlantic Blue Care
Caring for the ocean starts before waste reaches the water.
Blue Care is RM Atlantic’s educational and community initiative for responsible boat care, conscious disposal, and practical choices that can reduce impact on the marine environment.
Your trash does not belong in the ocean.
Our commitment
Boat care with attention to what happens afterward.
Cleaning and sanitizing a vessel involves products, packaging, cloths, and other materials. Our commitment is to handle that work thoughtfully: avoiding improper disposal, separating materials when applicable, keeping waste contained, and directing it toward appropriate disposal options.
Blue Care is not an environmental certification or a performance seal. It is a practical commitment to responsible habits, continued attention, and positive education around the places where we work and navigate.
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Responsible practices
Cleaning with care for the vessel and its surroundings.
We seek to reduce the chance that packaging, loose materials, or cleaning waste reaches the water. Where applicable, materials are separated, contained, stored, and directed to suitable disposal options available at the marina or service location.
Separate and store
Give attention to packaging, cans, plastic, cloths, and other used materials.
Use appropriate destinations
Look for disposal or recycling options that apply at each marina or location.
What stays out of the water
Every item belongs in the right place—not in the sea.
Plastic bottles, cans, product packaging, used cloths, loose waste, and other materials should be secured and taken to an appropriate destination. Disposal requirements and available facilities can vary, so boat owners and visitors should follow local marina guidance.
“Each item in the right place is a choice for the ocean.”
How you can help
Take it with you. Separate it. Dispose properly. Protect the ocean.
Take your waste with you
Keep loose items secure and bring them back to shore for appropriate disposal.
Separate before disposal
Separate plastic, cans, packaging, and other materials according to the options available at your location.
Protect the water
Prevent cleaning materials, packaging, and loose waste from reaching marinas, waterways, and the ocean.
Inspire other people
Share responsible habits with guests, crew, and others who enjoy the marine environment.
Before leaving the marina
A simple Blue Care checklist.
A quick educational reminder for owners, guests, and anyone spending time near the water.
Bottles and plastics collected
Cans and packaging separated
Waste stored for appropriate disposal
Nothing left in the water
This checklist is educational and is not a certification or environmental seal.
Blue Care Club
Be part of Blue Care.
Small actions make a difference. Join RM Atlantic in helping keep the ocean free from waste.
Keep waste out of the water.
Separate and properly dispose of plastic, cans, and packaging.
Encourage others to care for the marine environment.
A community commitment—no signup required.
Care for the boat. Care for the sea.
Let’s care for your vessel responsibly.
Tell us about your boat and the service it needs. Our team will follow up to discuss the right next step.