1000 surfboard graveyard
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...the surf industry as a whole is
not currently involved in creating
or producing a sustainable
surfboard. Instead, the surfing
community seems contented to
accept the status quo...
a campaign that would
promote awareness of the
associated environmental
impacts of surfboard
construction as the
necessary first step towards
sustainability.
- Sean Sullivan,
in Sustainable Surfing (2008)1
1 0 0 0 S u r f b o a rd G r a v e y a rd
1. COLLECT 1000 old/broken surfboards
2. BLOG Process and any surfboard reuse ideas
3. INSTALL The surfboard halves at Garie Beach
4. DOCUMENT Construct an epic installation and film/photograph it
5. PROVOKE New ideas about surfboard sustainability
W H AT
Polyols
Sand (Silica)
Diisocyanates
MEKP (catalyst)Chemicals
Non-Renewable Resources Substances Materials P
FibreglassPolyester ResinPolyurethane
L I F E C Y C L E
Blank ShapingGlassing
Surfboard
Ding Repair
s Process Product DisposalReuse
StorageResellArt
Repair
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Currently there are up 63 million surfboards in use world wide. At the end of their lives, they will become landfill. Surfboards cannot be recycled. 1000surfboardgraveyard.com
Currently there are up 63 million surfboards in use world wide.
At the end of their lives, they will become landfill. Surfboards cannot be recycled.
Currently there are up 63 million surfboards in use world wide. At the end of their lives, they will become landfill. Surfboards cannot be recycled. 1000surfboardgraveyard.com
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EPOXY and UPR surfboards have approximately the SAME carbon footprint because expoxy boards last about one and a half times longer.
Conclusion
CA R B O N E M I S S I O N S
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REUSE OLD SUFBOARDS • Art, chairs, shelving, signs, letterbox etc
OFFSET YOUR SURFBOARDS FOOTPRINT • Simply calculate & offset your surfboards footprint online www.decarbonated-sports.com
TALK TO YOUR SHAPER • Create change - tell your shaper you want a surfboard made from materials that aren’t environmentally harmful
BUY SURFBOARDS MADE FROM • Foam blanks that are 50% or more recycled, or bio-derived (plant-based) • Resins with 20% or more biological content (plant-based) • Epoxy resins that are VOC-Free (Volatile Organic Compounds are toxic)
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L E A R N M O R E
1 Sullivan, S 2008, Sustainable Surfing, Coastalwatch, accessed 28/4/2011, http://www.coastal watch.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=2560&cateId=3 2 Schultz, T. C. 2009b, Surfboard Cradle-to-Grave Project, Sustainable Surfing Coalition, accessed 25/4/2011, http://sustainablesurfcoalition.org/?page_id=29 3 Anderson, C 2011, 1000 Surfboard Graveyard, accessed 21/8/2011, http://1000surfboard graveyard.blogspot.com 4 Schultz, T. C. 2009a, The Surfboard Cradle-to-Grave Life Cycle Assessment of a Common Surfboard: Epoxy vs. UPR, Sustainable Surfing Coalition, accessed 25/4/2011, http:// sustainablesurfcoalition.org/?page_id=29 5 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) 2011, Your Work: Facts & Figures, ‘Transport’ - “Driving an average car produces 0.33 kg CO2 per km”, accessed 31/10/2011, http://www.abc.net.au/greenatwork/yourwork/facts.htm 6 Sustainable Surf, Guide to Eco Surfboards, accessed 31/10/2011, http://sustainablesurf.org/ ecoboard/guide-to-eco-surfboards/ 7 Decarbonated Sports, Calculators, accessed 31/10/2011, http://www.decarbonated-sports. com/calculators
Photography: Chris Anderson, Marty O’Donnell & Rhiannon Bannenberg. Surfing: Brett Connellan.
USEFUL LINKS! SUSTAINABLE SURFING COALITION http://sustainablesurfcoalition.org SUSTAINABLE SURFBOARDS www.coastalwatch.com/news/article. aspx?articleId=2560&cateId=3 SUSTAINABLE SURF http://sustainablesurf.org THE GREENER BLUE http://thegreenerblue.com DECARBONATED SPORTS www.decarbonated-sports.com SURFRIDER FOUNDATION www.surfrider.org THE INERTIA www.theinertia.com SURFING GREEN www.surfinggreen.com.au
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