OCEAN FRIENDLY
SURF PRODUCTS
As we all know, the majority of products that most surfers use to enjoy the ocean are at odds with our love for it. Traditional plastics, resins and neoprene are fossil fuel derived products which are bad for our oceans. As we become more conscious of our choices, there is a growing demand for non-petroleum alternatives, and there are many forward thinking companies now making those products readily available, from using wood, bamboo, flax seed, rubber to ocean recovered post-consumer plastic waste. Check out the list below. If you are a company who offers ocean friendly products and want to be included in this list, please get in touch.
CLOTHING
NEED ESSENTIALS SURF HAT (recycled nylon)
https://needessentials.com/collections/accessories/products/surf-hat
BERSIH THONGS (Natural rubber)
https://www.instagram.com/bersihbrand/
ETIKO THONGS
https://etiko.com.au/collections/mens/thongs
WETSUITS
NEED ESSENTIALS
https://www.instagram.com/needessentials/
PATAGONIA (Yulex)
https://www.patagonia.com.au/pages/yulex-material
CHEER WETSUITS (Hevea Rubber)
https://www.cheerwetsuits.com/
VISSLA (Limestone-based neoprene)
https://www.vissla.com/wetsuit-information/
HANDPLANES
WAW HANDPLANES (wood and recovered ocean plastic)
https://wawhandplanes.com.au/surfrider-wawhandplanes
BOARDS
NOTOX
https://notoxsurfboards.com.au/
https://www.instagram.com/notoxsurfaustralia/
TREE TO SEA
https://www.treetosea.com.au/eco-surfboards
https://www.instagram.com/treetosea_aus/
SPOOKED KOOKS (100% of all High-density Polyethylene used in their boards is recycled post-consumer plastic waste. This includes the entire underside of the boards, leash plug, fin boxes, fins and fin key.)
https://spookedkooks.com/pages/recycled-plastic
https://www.instagram.com/spookedkooks/
ETC SURFBOARDS
https://www.etcsurfboards.com.au/
https://www.instagram.com/etc_surfboards/
ECO EVO
https://www.instagram.com/eco_evo_surf/
FIRWIRE
GARY MCNEIL CONCEPTS (flax seed)
https://garymcneillconcepts.com.au/flax-tree-tech-eco-series/
VARUNA SURF
https://varuna.surf/board-technology/
ROCKET ACE ECO-SURFBOARDS
https://www.facebook.com/Rocket-Ace-eco-surfboards-332668960125280
SUNSCREEN
SUNBUTTER (local, reef-safe)
https://sunbutteroceans.com.au/
https://www.instagram.com/sunbutterskincare/
WAX
STICKY PRONK
https://www.instagram.com/sticky.pronk/
https://www.facebook.com/Sticky.pronk
GREEN GRIP (Bees wax)
FROTH
SURF ORGANIC
https://www.instagram.com/surforganic/