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Old wetsuits - 22/10/2008 2:24:12 PM

kevchenco

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Well after a good few years my 3/2 has finally given up the ghost.
Any ideas with what to do with these environmental nightmares.

Can you recycel neoprene?

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RE: Old wetsuits - 22/10/2008 3:48:43 PM

Dave

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We've talked about this before. http://forum.bristolsurfclub.co.uk/tm.asp?m=1637 Plenty of BluePeter projects but nothing earth shattering. I'll give some of the wetsuit firms a call to see if they have any suggestions.

DP.

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RE: Old wetsuits - 22/10/2008 9:23:01 PM

Dave

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Did a quick ring around. Ripcurl run a recycling program turning old neoprene into flipflops. The Newquay store is one of the collection points so we can drop any old suits during the club weekend. Got to be better than landfill.

DP.

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RE: Old wetsuits - 7/11/2008 2:53:13 PM

Jo L

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I know Clive was looking out for some skanky neoprene to make a fin sock, give him a shout
xJo

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RE: Old wetsuits - 3/3/2009 9:41:19 AM

peeler

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Hi there,

We run a surf shop called Peeler - www.peelersurf.co.uk which has strong eco-friendly ethics.

We're recycling old wetsuits at the moment and are always keen to get our hands on more.

So don't throw your old wetsuits away, email us to let us know what you've got - hello@peelersurf.co.uk

For every wetsuit we receive, we'll give you a 15% discount at our shop - www.peelersurf.co.uk

Thanks,
Andy, Chief Surfing Officer - Peeler