While that polystyrene foam – sometimes called by the brand name Styrofoam – does a great job protecting consumer electronics while in the box, the white stuff typically ends up in the garbage. But now the foam is seeing new uses as a surfboard.
This is the idea behind Sustainable Surf, a new nonprofit from South California that is looking to transform the foam into wave ready boards. The new program called Waste to Waves launched it first campaign, “Turn Your Trash Into Slash,” where companies (and even individuals) can give the polystyrene to Marko, which will transform it into a lightweight surf board.
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[Via Care2: Recycling Sytrofoam: from Electronics Box to Surfboard]