Dive Brief:

• Bureo Skateboards is turning discarded plastics from Chile's coastline into a line of sustainable skateboards.
• The idea started after the two founders were thinking of ways to reduce the amount of plastic waste floating in the ocean.
• ​The duo says the cost of processing and recycling is a greater expense than using new plastics, but are working on ways to keep production costs covered by offering products with higher profit margins.

Dive Insight:

Between 30 and 50 tons of used plastic is available for the company from the shores of Chile. The company is producing the skateboards using an innovative manufacturing process, which is awaiting a patent.