There is a downside to the use of composite materials in athletic equipment – while it offers lightweight options and greater performance enhancements, it is hard to recycle it at the end of its useful life. This is true of bicycles as we’ve noted, but it is a problem with skis too, as North Colorado Business Report noted last week.
Fortunately Waste-Not Recycling, which is located in Loveland, is there to lead the pioneering efforts to both recycle and reuse skiing equipment. The company, which works with the national trade group Snowsports Industries America, is currently in the testing stage to break down the used equipment and find what can be reused or repurposed.
As with other industries, hopefully where there is a will there will a way to make this happen.
Waste-Not Recycling Official Website
Snowsports Industries America Official Website
[Via North Colorado Business Report: Ski-equipment recycling outfit hopes for a lift]