At the Action Sports Retail Show- I asked all of these sporting exhibitors- the big question- what do they do with their old, used and blemished products? (Response)- ‘Yo, dudette, we give them away, we make shelves,’ yo dudette, we like make all sorta stuff…”- I begged- send me pics on reusing, recycling, and guess what- Landyachtz Longboards just sent me this wall art, combination of moose antlers- soaring eagle look out of blemished skateboard decks. (sorry the pic is small- I could not enlarge it) The antler art was made by local artist JoshVandyke.
Landyachtz is one of the eco-friendly sustainable Action Sport Companies, striving to reuse and recycle all products and waste. Much of their office is salvaged materials- they do much of the work themselves. They feel (and it’s true) if they make a superior quality product that is built to last- and doesn’t break (and pops too!) that less skateboards will land up in landfills- you can own and use your skateboard in years to come.
I don’t know that much about skateboards, except I believe the last time I was on one was probably 45 years ago (old enough to be the founders mothers). But I do know this- support those who support the environment- and these guys (dudes) are definitely on the right track- I look forward to getting more recycle and reuse pics from them.
I love this idea. We all need to think more this way – reuse as much as possible. Put as little in the trash as possible. In my industry, reclaimed lumber, there is so much valuable, irreplaceable material destroyed daily. I see much of this material to be of historic significance. Unfortunately, many of those who own these properties do not any possible value in any of the items. For me, it is heartbreaking. I cannot stop it all; only a very small fraction. My basement is a testiment to my commitment to using reclaimed lumber. All visible lumber is reclaimed and repurposed into ceiling covering, wall covering and nearly all the flooring space. Please Americans, reuse. peace, monica