How To Recycle Ski Wax
by: Tim Kelley
Question: Where does most of the ski wax that you buy often end up?
Answer: Landfills.
A small percentage of the wax that you apply to the base of your skis (or snowboards) actually is absorbed into the base material. Most of the wax is scraped off the ski base. And most people throw these hydrocarbon based wax scrapings into the trash. Which then heads off to the local landfill.
So
why not use 90% of the wax you buy instead of throwing away 90% of the
wax you buy? It's
very easy to be less wasteful and have less of an adverse environmental
impact when it comes to the use of ski wax. And you can save a
bunch
of money by being environmentally responsible too. Here's how ...
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| Save your wax scrapings in a Ziploc bag. You may want to save scrapings by warm and cold temperature ranges. | Pack the shavings into a Pyrex cup. | Then melt the wax to liquid. Melt the wax slowly at low heat so no fumes are emitted. Pour the wax as soon as it turns liquid. | Recycle the original wax container by using it to pour the melted wax into. | When the wax cools, you've got some free and enviro-friendly ski wax!! | |||||||||
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