I had the opportunity to sync up with Dan O’Hara, the owner of Solid Surf Co. I originally heard about Solid because of the boards they were making from recycled EPS foam. I had a chance to meet up with Dan at his headquarters to see firsthand what Solid is working on.
Dan sands a board made from recovered EPS foam strips.
Solid’s environmental awareness extends from the type of foam they use to the resin for glassing its boards. The company uses recycled/recovered foam whenever possible, creates its own blanks from EPS foam blocks, sends its excess foam back to the manufacturer for re-grinding, and just recently introduced a resin that includes pine sap (instead of relying solely on petroleum).
A sanded blank slightly showing the glue lines from the recovered EPS strips.
Solid is conscious of the fact that board creation has an impact on the environment, but they’re trying to make shaping a little more friendly by thinking critically about each part of the board-shaping process.
We have a video from our visit that we’re working on now and should be out shortly. Stay tuned!
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