The ski is made up of 35% aluminum, 35% wood, 7% steel, 12% plastic, 5% fine wood, and 6% waste. The plastic, fine wood, and waste portions of the ski are non-recyclable. The production will be done through renewable energy, and the graphic design will be done without water and solvents. The advantage to the Essential is that most modern skis have a recyclable rate of 10%.
This is part of Rossignols Essential Movement, which will ” offer more equipment designed using fewer materials to achieve a higher rate of recyclability, provide easily accessible collection points to guarantee recovery of our equipment at end-of-life, maximize repairs and second life for our equipment in our workshop in Sallanches, France, [and] Introduce an exclusive new recycling process to increase the volume of recycled equipment and improve its recycling rate.” When you’re done with the ski, Rossignol will collect the ski and start the recycling process. As Gear Junkie points out though, this isn’t the first-ever recyclable ski or snowboard to hit the market.
The new ski will be available this fall. Click here to learn more about the Rossignol Essential.
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