This post gives a brief overview of the new K2 Eco Pop and the Capita Green Machine and their efforts to minimize snowboard construction environmental impact.
Here is the post: "For the 2010 season,
K2 incorporated a "Eco Conscious Construction", which they report saves on steel and base material, as well as a 65-percent improvement on sidewall material waste over the standard ABS versions, into five board series, including the Gyrator and women's
Eco Pop (shown here). Ever the indy brand,
Capita is releasing the "
Green Machine." The design and aesthetic of this true-twin freestyle-oriented deck, emblazoned with a gnarly beast and recycling pentagram graphic, plays to the under-30 set, while on the inside you've got a reforestation certified wood core, a toxin-reducing EVO fiberglass layup, and outside there's a 95-percent recycled base, 100-percent recycled sidewalls, and a bean-derivative topsheet."
Lib Tech is also another company working hard to reduce their impact during snowboard construction.
This post states "The goal of making a "green" snowboard is to reduce unsustainable and environmentally harmful materials used. No one's entirely licked it yet, but Mervin Manufacturing is coming the closest. Almost all their
Lib Tech and
Gnu boards feature recycled bases, soy-based elastomer sidewalls, low-VOC (Volatile Organic Compound, b-a-d) epoxy resins, sustainably harvested wood cores, and no toxic finishing clearcoats. Their new
Banana Magic model takes it further, incorporating 100 percent Baslat fiber instead of fiberglass, and a topsheet made from castor beans."
