What happens to old skateboards when they are totally cratered? They become watches, or rings, or stair steps. At Roartocket Skateboard School (check it out - it’s in Toronto!) they decided that stair steps made of old skateboards would be the way to go.
Nixon also decided to use skateboard decks to make a very cool watch called the Rotolog RePly.
Recycling these is a great idea as its estimated that 100,000 decks a month enter the waste stream in the U.S. alone.
Skateboard Stairs
Recycling at Roartocket Skateboard School
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