As climate change and the waste crisis continue to impact our lives, educating the next generation is doubtlessly key.

There are so many ways of encouraging environmental awareness and sustainability with your kids - from gardening and composting (maybe even making a mini greenhouse or worm farm), to introducing them to recycling and water conservation.

It’s so important to introduce children to these topics from an early age, in order to help create positive change and ensure a better future for us all.
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We love hearing about other innovative ways to recycle and reuse! For instance:

1️⃣ Tennis Balls: A staggering 125 million tennis balls end up in American landfill each year. The US company Recycleballs aims to change that, collecting millions of balls and recycling them into new products. This includes grinding up balls for use as rubber crumb in the construction of tennis courts and horse arenas, as well as being made into balls for dogs.

2️⃣ Chewing Gum: Two French students are transforming discarded chewing gum into skateboard wheels. Discarded gum is mixed with a binder and natural dyes before being turned into a skateboard wheel using injection moulding.

3️⃣ Coffee Grounds: Belgian company PermaFungi says it harvests around 900 kilos of mushrooms a month from used coffee grounds that would otherwise have just been thrown away. The grounds are collected from local coffee shops and packed into bags with straw to create nutritious soil for mushroom spores. Once they’re harvested, the mushrooms are delivered to shops and restaurants.

As the urgent need for a circular economy increases in the face of ever-growing global landfill, we’ll likely see more creative ideas - putting to good use what would have otherwise gone to waste.

Tonight in the UK marks Bonfire Night: an evening of revelry with family, friends, fireworks, and, of course, bonfires, which are notoriously bad for the environment!

That’s not to say we shouldn’t enjoy the celebrations - but simply be aware of the impact that burning has on our environment. It’s something we know a lot about at Circular Flow, as we look into the effects of incinerating neoprene instead of recycling it.

The burning of neoprene produces toxic byproducts such as dioxins and furans (also released during the burning of bonfires), worsening air quality and damaging our health.

This is just one reason why we recycle and remake end of life neoprene - and with a process that includes no melting or burning.

This spooky season, it`s worth remembering that there are some things that really are scary…

We’re urgently aware of the risks not recycling responsibly poses to our planet in this time of climate crisis: ocean and land pollution, overflowing landfills, and damage to our ecosystems and our health.

We see with the wetsuits we receive for recycling how much individual contributions matter - and how we always do better as a team. It’s so important that we keep working together: from recycling and reusing what we no longer need. and buying less in the first place, to urging our politicians to keep putting the environment at the centre of their agenda, our actions always count.

So let’s join together and make the world a safer, and less spooky, place…

Today is the International Day of Climate Action, which raises awareness about climate change and the need for urgent action.

It aims to spread the message that collective actions can help us better look after our planet.

Through our work recycling end of life neoprene, we aim to reduce global carbon emissions and contribute to the global net zero carbon goal. Every item recycled with us, rather than being incinerated or disposed of in the landfill, is a step towards a cleaner future.

We are urgently aware that individual choices aren’t enough on their own to reverse the damage done to the earth. When we come together, we can achieve so much more: without your donations of end of life neoprene, the hard work done by everyone at our facility, and all our partnerships, we couldn’t keep recycling, making new products, and reducing waste and pollution.

So if you have any old wetsuits to donate, simply DM us or send an email to: [email protected] to help us keep working to reduce waste today and every day.
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Sometimes we get asked - is Circular Flow really zero waste?

We do not use any non-renewable resources or heat during recycling, so that as little pollution and waste as possible are generated.

The fully mechanical process means end-of-life wetsuits and off-cuts are broken down into granules or chips and then re-processed into new, recycled neoprene – rather than merely cutting pieces out of old wetsuits and repurposing them into new products, as others have done.

Each stage is powered only by solar energy, with no burning, melting, or hazardous chemicals.

Plus, every non-neoprene part of the old wetsuit, such as the plastic or metal zips, are also recycled, so the process is truly zero waste.

Through our closed-loop system, we also aim to reduce global carbon emissions and contribute to the global net zero carbon goal.
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Did you know?

As well as all neoprene-based items, we can also recycle ALL Bioprene and Yulex items too!

Plus, we can work with businesses to recycle both post-consumer AND pre-consumer factory scrap.

If you’re looking for recycling solutions for any of the above, get in touch with us via DM or email us at [email protected], and a member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible.
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Today is World Mental Health Day, reminding us how we can support each other through mental health challenges.

It will probably come as no surprise that water sports can have a fantastic effect on our mental health, reducing stress, anxiety and depression, and making us healthier overall - whether you surf, wakeboard or sail, any of your favourite water sports can offer us a place to share our experiences and support each other.

So next time you hit the waves, remember the benefits of water sports go far beyond the physical. And if you’re involved in a club, it’s always worth letting people know that it’s ok to talk about mental health, so that we keep trying to reduce its stigma - particularly as one in four people are likely to experience challenges with their mental health each year.

So on World Mental Health Day and beyond, why not check in with your friends, family, peers, or colleagues?
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