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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
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But with recycled wetsuits still a way off, there s one other key message of sustainability i can get on board with, and that s repair. so, i ve been looking at my own suit. this is years old. and i was thinking about getting a new one but now, i think i m just going to patch it up. it can definitely last for a few more years like that. so, how s my new, recycled surfboard coming on? it s time to pick it up from local shaper dan. oh, my god! look at it! oh, my god. it is gorgeous! and this is the colour that will make it unpopular. that s the thing. if you use it in the right way, it s not it s actually an all right colour especially when you see the actualfinished product come up. you can see like a the little sparkly effects to it. yeah. it s not exactly it s not a horrible brown. this blank is perfect for, like, eco credentials, longevity.
This blank is perfect for, like, eco credentials, longevity. so, it s a bit harder to work with but this board s gonna last a lot longer, i can tell, just from the feel of it. so, myjourney to becoming a more environmentally friendly surfer has begun. but what is our sustainability expert dr greg borne think of my first steps? hi, greg. hello, claire. how are you? all right! good! so, here it is. wow. what do you think? i think it s lovely. it s amazing, isn t it? yeah. fantastic colours. yeah, yeah. so, we ve made our choices. our board, i m just going to wear my old suit until it shreds, and where we surf. how do you think i m doing? i think that s an excellent start. excellent. so, your board now is not adding to that stock of polyurethane that s out there in the world and this board can be recycled once it reaches the end of its life as well. yeah. and the other steps? your choice is to keep your suit? just keep going. keep the suit. ..till it shreds. till it shreds? absolutely, wh