An Ocean County recycling igloo hand-painted by students from the Long Beach Island Elementary School was delivered, by crane, to the parking lot of the Ship Bottom boat ramp last month. The colorful artwork on the igloo depicts the sky, ocean, marine life and vessels on the water, and will hopefully attract the attention of anyone in its vicinity with items to recycle.

The county’s igloo recycling program began in 1989, and there are currently more than 100 of the containers at parks, beaches,…