Recycling old westuits

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cswells started the topic in Monday, 16 May 2016 at 5:21pm

Hey crew,

Hope you guys got waves on the weekend.

I'm currently in the market for a new wetsuit, and realised I've got a couple of old RC wetties which would be beyond re-sale, and have been well-loved and well-used.

Does anyone know of any wetsuit recycling programs I could send them off to? Like I said, they're beyond resale and I'd rather see them recycled instead of nasty landfill or something.

Cheers,

Callum

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udo Monday, 16 May 2016 at 8:45pm

Ripcurl have wetsuit recycling .

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Hako o hakonde ... Tuesday, 17 May 2016 at 6:58am

Rip Curl will just throw it down the tip, but you'll have felt better cause you didn't throw into landfill yourself and Rip Curl will feel even better cause you believed they were going to recycle it and bought another wettie from them.

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cswells Wednesday, 18 May 2016 at 9:36am

I contacted RC and their feedback was to hand it to a youth group etc. so I think I'll donate them to a local surf school. Like I said, I'd rather see them go to use than land fill or something.

I'm surprised there's a lack of neoprene recycling programs, I had a look around but couldn't find much.

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Hako o hakonde ... Wednesday, 18 May 2016 at 10:13am

But they have a recycling program, give it to them and they will freight to a thong making factory in China, or did they just put this on their website to make them appear a bit green?http://ripcurlplanet.com/rip-curl-rubber-the-environment.html

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gunther Wednesday, 18 May 2016 at 6:53pm

you could use the old suits to patch up holes in the new suit.

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Wharfjunkie Wednesday, 18 May 2016 at 8:06pm

Hake some stubby holders. Use the groin area for ya best mates.

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Hako o hakonde ... Thursday, 19 May 2016 at 5:45am

Why not just hang up the old suit on the wall next to the renovated retro board you just bought off ebay for way to much money.

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cswells Thursday, 19 May 2016 at 9:27am

@gunther and @Wharfjunkie
Thanks guys, not bad ideas! Just thought I'd see if anyone knew of any recycling programs or anything, but there's also a local surf school I might donate them to.

@Hako o hakonde
Well aren't you just the toughest keyboard warrior going around. Good for you.

Also, I think you mean way *too* much money.

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zenagain Thursday, 19 May 2016 at 9:42am

Calm down cswells, Hako is harmless.

For what it's worth, I keep old wetties in the car and if I happen to meet someone in my travels up and down the coast that could do with a wettie in better repair than the one they have, i just offer it to them. Done that many times.

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cswells Thursday, 19 May 2016 at 9:48am

Thanks zenagain.

Yeah I'm definitely not looking to make money off them or anything like that, just I'd like to see them get put to use whether it be simply someone that needs a wetty or recycling the neoprene. Pass it forward sort of thing.

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Hako o hakonde ... Thursday, 19 May 2016 at 11:36am

HaHa, yor tooo much

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udo Thursday, 19 May 2016 at 11:37am

Donate them to Disabled surfers group