Gear News
Fourth Element to make diving tools from recycled PPE
Fourth Element has partnered with recycling and repurposing experts, Waterhaul, to retask the mask; turning single-use plastics into the tools we use in pursuit of underwater adventure. Face masks and other items of PPE from hospitals are melted down into blocks, sterilising the material which fourth element purchases, recycle and transforms.
These cave line markers are the first of what fourth element hopes will be many products using this waste material to give it a new life beyond protecting the lives of our frontline healthcare workers. Each marker re-uses the equivalent of two disposable masks. Waste is given a new direction.
The end product is completely safe. The PPE is heat treated by the hospital: the plastic is heated to high temperatures multiple times; first to make the blocks within the recycling process, and also whilst injection moulding the parts.
What makes this OceanPositive?
In the UK alone, 58 million single-use plastic face masks are thrown away every day, littering landfills and polluting the environment. Globally, we use 129 billion per month – that’s enough to wrap around the world 550 times! Over the last 12 months, a recorded 1.5 billion have entered the ocean, disrupting our ecosystem and endangering marine life across the globe. And that’s just what has been recorded.
These lines markers are made from recycled PPE, each one saving two masks from entering landfill or our oceans. Part of fourth element’s Zero Waste and Zero Plastic initiatives; to re-purpose as much plastic as possible and find new uses for products at the end of their lives.
“We believe that this is the way,” said Jim Standing, co-founder of fourth element. “We are all going to have to tackle the challenges of a post covid world and one of these will be how we deal with the waste we have created as part of keeping ourselves and in particular, our frontline workers protected. We intend to play our part.”
For more information visit the Fourth Element website by clicking here.
SCUBAPRO launches an exclusive offer of its EVERFLEX YULEX® DIVE steamer, the modern plant-based generation of diving suits made from FSC-certified natural rubber. Besides this innovative material the advantages of an EVERFLEX YULEX® DIVE suit are fewer seams, panels for a better fit, unrestricted range of motion and the Blue Diamond Span inner fleece lining for maximum thermal protection. This makes the EVERFLEX YULEX® DIVE not only incredibly comfortable, but also a further step towards protecting our ocean.
With the SCUBAPRO SUMMER PROMOTION 2024, every diver can support this goal and benefit at the same time, because SCUBAPRO is offering two great benefits with the purchase of a 5 or 7.5 mm EVERFLEX YULEX® DIVE:
- 20 % off the MSRP price
- A free accessory Set, including
an EVERFLEX 5/3 hood,
a pair EVERFLEX 5.0 Arch Boots and
a pair EVERFLEX 5 gloves.
SCUBAPRO is continuously working on further steps to protect the oceans, such as reusable packaging for all products, the use of recycled materials, and the improvement of manufacturing conditions and shipping routes. Be a part of this movement!
All information about the SCUBAPRO EVERFLEX YULEX® DIVE Summer Promotion 2024: https://scubapro.johnsonoutdoors.com/eu/en-gb/yulex-summer
Promotion valid until 27.09.2024 at participating SCUBAPRO dealers and regions while stocks last.
SCUBAPRO launches the GHOST, STEEL COMP, STEEL PRO masks and the ESCAPE snorkel in new colours
Diving equipment is black – that used to be the case. Whether for identification, individualization or simply because it looks good – coloured equipment has become an integral part of the diving sector.
SCUBAPRO started using coloured accents many years ago – with success! Starting with the signature Hydros PRO and Seawing Nova, a range of coloured masks, snorkels and fins followed, and recently the interchangeable Supernova Blades, Scuba Skegs and various other accessories were launched in colour.
Now SCUBAPRO is expanding the colour range in 3 mask models and a snorkel to include turquoise, pink, orange, yellow and blue, in addition to the standard black and white.
Freedivers and scuba divers can now choose the STEEL COMP, STEEL PRO and GHOST masks in 7 colours and the ESCAPE snorkel in 8 colours. Whether colour blocking or tone-in-tone – there are no longer any limits to individual colour creations.
Discover coloured dive equipment here!
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PRICES |
MSRP |
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STEEL COMP Ultra Clear Glass, Comfort Strap compatible |
GBP 60.00 |
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STEEL PRO Ultra Clear Glass, Comfort Strap compatible |
GBP 60.00 |
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GHOST Ultra Clear Glass, Comfort Strap compatible |
GBP 55.00 |
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ESCAPE Snorkel |
GBP 29.00 |
For more information about Scubapro products, visit www.scubapro.johnsonoutdoors.com.
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