What Happens to All The Surfboards We Throw Away?

On days like Black Friday, when we storm department stores in the hope of scoring sweet deals on stuff we don’t need, we often forget what happens to all the stuff we throw away. Cliff Kapono investigates what happens to the estimated 400,000 surfboards created each year out of highly toxic non-reusable materials. Hint: they end up in landfills and polluting natural waterways.

Kapono visits board manufacturers that are exploring the use of more environmentally friendly materials in their builds and talks about the benefits of these new materials.