VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK • Where to recycle carbon fiber?
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Where to recycle carbon fiber?

Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 9:43 am
by winddude
Anyone know if there's anyplace that recycles carbon fiber around victoria? I have a few old broken booms, and masts I'm trying to clean up.

Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 10:25 am
by Geoffy
Landfill - nearest place is in South Carolina and they don't take from consumers (unless you've got 15 tonnes of scrap booms!) Please do not burn under any circumstance. Unfortunate downside to our industry now that only 3 places worldwide recycle cured carbon composite (US, UK, France.)

Booms

Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 11:20 am
by GWIND
Wind duder, Windsurfish has a friend that is making paddles and he uses some
Carbon rings etc. Maybe contact him. Shame to throw away carbon.

Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 11:47 am
by KUS
Make board or kayak racks? Padded just drill holes in wall studs and insert or bolt through for roof racks

Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 12:41 pm
by winddude
the mast are all order sdm so those would be some thick paddles even thick racks. but the boom might make 2 great kiddy paddles or 1 adult paddle if the arms can be joined.

Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 4:10 pm
by Moderate Wind Mateo
Leave it in my yard , I reuse carbon all the time for different things. I an in Port Alberni