Waste to Waves: Recycling Styrofoam Into Marko EPS Surfboard Blanks

from this... (Waste to Waves drop off point)

to this... (the Marko Foam factory )

...to shreddin' your local - with no sacrifices in performance! (Mike Lossness)


Source: Korduroy.tv (Beta)

WASTE to WAVES

We've all seen EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) - It's the white packaging foam that protects new TV's, fridges, computers etc. Waste to Waves is 'turning trash into slash' in the US by creating a program where anybody can drop clean bits of EPS foam to certain surfstores so they can recycled back into surfboard blank foam via Marko Foam Blanks

My mate Cody Hess from California gave me the heads up on this link! He recently created a board of his own too reppin' the 1000SG stencil yew, international shaka ~!~

Carbon Offsetting Surfboards: DECARBONATED

The production of a typical UPR shortboard emits around 170Kg - 200Kg of CO2. Decarbonated Sports has been established so that surfers can offset the carbon foot print of their surfboards.

How?
1. Use the calculator available on the website to determine the carbon foot print of your surfboards (select shortboard, longboard, size etc)

2. Offset the carbon emissions by paying a small amount that will go towards reducing carbon emissions in other areas, E.g. tree planting projects and building low carbon renewable energy power plants.

It is not a 'solution' to the problem but it sure is a positive option for those who want to do something about the environmental impacts of their surfboard.

Try it out @ Decarbonated Sports