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the perfect look. but beneath the surface lies a murkier side. for every pristine peak, broken boards and piles of cheap polystyrene dumped on our beaches. it s really disheartening to see this amount of waste come forward. surfers may enjoy the fresh sea air, but the industry relies on toxic chemicals, producing suits and boards derived from oil. and living that dream of being at one with nature is getting more and more difficult. we do want to encourage people to get outdoors, but at the same time, at what cost to the planet? so i want to know, can surfing clean up its act? i ve surfed for more than a decade, but this is my first day on the water for over three years. new year s day 2020 and the fin of my board went into my face. i was left with 16 stitches, and it has taken me this long to start trying to get over my fear. today i ve come to the calmer waters of an inland surf lake near bristol to try and start getting back my love of surfing. as a journalist covering the
pristine peak, broken boards and piles of cheap polystyrene dump on our beaches. it’s dump on our beaches. it s reall dump on our beaches. it s really disheartening to see this amount of waste. surfers may enjoy this amount of waste. surfers may enjoy the this amount of waste. surfers may enjoy the fresh - this amount of waste. surfers may enjoy the fresh sea - this amount of waste. surfers may enjoy the fresh sea air, l may enjoy the fresh sea air, but the industry relies on toxic chemicals, producing suits and boards derived from oil and living that dream of being at one with nature is getting more and more difficult. getting more and more difficult. we do want to encourage difficult. we do want to encourage people - difficult. we do want to encourage people to i difficult. we do want to | encourage people to get outdoors, but it the same time, at what cost to the planet? so i want to know, can surfing clean up its act? i have served for more than a decade, but thi
to the environment. the company says the carbon impact of manufacturing here is 90% less than rival boards. 0ur carbon footprint, it s about 24kg of c02 from cradle to grave. and epoxy surfboards are 250kg. but all these boards have got to end up somewhere. so, what are they doing about the waste? today, i m catching up with mark, but i m staying beachside in britain to keep those air miles down. the fact that a wavestorm board is so cheap, that s really adding to the amount of waste produced there s no getting away from that. you know, we try to keep the price low for the people and when something s low, you know, you really tend to throw it on the ground or leave it in the garage or leave it outdoors in the rain. so, in your view, it s not the hundreds of thousands of boards you re producing,
the company says the carbon impact of manufacturing here is 90% less than rival boards. 0ur carbon footprint, it s about 24kg of c02 from cradle to grave. and epoxy surfboards are 250kg. but all these boards have got to end up somewhere. so, what are they doing about the waste? today, i m catching up with mark, but i m staying beachside in britain to keep those air miles down. the fact that a wavestorm board is so cheap, that s really adding to the amount of waste produced there s no getting away from that. you know, we try to keep the price low for the people and when something s low, you know, you really tend to throw it on the ground or leave it in the garage or leave it outdoors in the rain. so, in your view, it s not the hundreds of thousands of boards you re producing, it s the people that are buying them and chucking them in landfill? yes, correct.