I believe polystyrene foam is recyclable. But whose going to take the fibreglass off a EPS board, not to mention the leash plug and boxes and then recycle it? No one perhaps?
All of those in favour of materials that come from renewable resources say yeah, whatever.
yeah, whatever
The foam used in the board won’t be recycled!
Polystyrene is better for the enviroment because the dust and the foam cut off can be recycled.
Here in belgium we have to bring our big waste to a what we call “container park” and there is a box for EPS.
But only non treated EPS. A surfboard will never be recycled, except if you strip it yourself.
A surfboard will never be recycled, except if you strip it yourself.
Exactly. And whose going to go to those lengths?
Reduce , reuse , recycle.
Reuse and recycle are easy. Reduce is the hard one. Not sure what you mean with Renewable…
I told everyone at work that I was looking for old broken surfboards that were ready for the trash. Now I have lots of spare foam for doing repairs. I also have foam to do experiments with. Three people so far have given me broken boards ready for the trash that I have put back together to make rideable surfboards. Great for beginers! Lot’s of guys have made fish from old or broken longboards. Stripping the glass is easy…
And I thought we Americans had a lock on the disposable culture, but here’s Stingray showing the Kiwi how it’s done!
You go, Ray :>)
or find a new use for them - re use able
get all of the trendy stores selling the trendy clothing/ soft goods to use broken boards instead of shiny wall hangers…
WAIT a Minute - that goes against the whole (my) Vegas construction experience - build it, blow it up, build from scratch again.
Repeat every 15 years!, thats a lot better. We all know how much room in the Mojave there is for old casinos…
Thanks Ray - now there are some kids who may learn how to surf! share the proper stoke the right way.