for, you know, many years. we don t build boards as disposable boards here. can this really disposable boards here. can this really just i disposable boards here. can this reallyjust be about consumer habits? , the surf industry members association represents manufacturers across the globe. it says they ve donated up to $80 million to groups working to protect the oceans. it says: so, change may be happening but there is still another murky side to surfing the wetsuit. for me, here in the uk, having one is essential. choosing a sustainable option isn t going to be easy because once again the petrochemical industry is behind the traditional wetsuit material, neoprene. it s been used to manufacture them for more than 70 years stop its energy intensive to make and
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the petrochemical industry is behind the traditional wetsuit material, neoprene. it s been used to manufacture them for more than 70 years. it s energy intensive to make and the toxic chemical it s made from is a possible carcinogen. and a neoprene wetsuit isn t going to biodegrade any time soon. it s estimated abouti million are incinerated or end up in landfill every year. recycling them hasn t been an option. ..until now. in an anonymous lock up in east london, one british surf company has been collecting old wetsuits its customers had lying around. this is the collection of suits that we gathered, and i think. that s a lot of suits. ..just in this pile here, we ve probably got about just over 950. less than four weeks we ve gathered these. yeah. we found these ones, which have got to be from the 80s or 90s. it s in really good condition. it s really good condition!
oh, my god, it s right in my eyes. if it gets in your eyes, it s really bad. and you can see all the dust. and that s polyurethane, it s not a great material in terms of. no, it s all petrochemical. everything comes from the petrochemical industry these days, everything. and that s an industry with a serious environmental impact from the hazardous waste it can produce to the huge amounts of energy it relies on. in fact, every surfboard manufactured is said to create as much as the equivalent of 250kg of carbon dioxide. and it s notjust the foam of the boards that is a problem it s also all the chemicals used to strengthen and finish them. that s extremely corrosive. what s that made out of? that s really bad, that will mess your lungs up. is that toxic? not now. using these chemicals has taken its toll on blacker. this is probably one of the most toxic things
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