Factoid/2009/07/10
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Surfboards Getting a Little Greener
- "Since... early 2006 there have been several important developments in the use of new environmentally friendly materials for surfboard blanks, cloth, resins, etc. These include biofoam (polyurethane foam made locally with less hazardous methylene di-phenyl di-isocyanate [MDI]). Biofoam is produced by replacing the polyol component of the foam with materials converted from natural plant materials, such as soy and sugar. Additional products include bamboo stringer EPS foam, various types of bamboo cloth, and even organic plastic leash plugs made from corn starch. Then there are several people making hollow wood boards with EPS spine and ribs or other internal reinforcing materials, and even a comeback in solid wood boards." - excerpt this web page from Surfrider Foundation's Coastal A-Z web section.
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