Firewire boards also use EPS foamcore, which is more eco-friendly than the stereotypical polyurethane (PU) foam. Additionally, the company uses epoxy resins for further sustainability and plastic ...

A much more environmentally friendly material, it’s also extremely light, which makes it great for small-wave boards. Chances are you’ve come across EPS foam at some point in your life, it’s ...

Pop-out boards are made using EPS foam, because the beads can be formed into specific molds. The soft outer portion of a pop-out is an ideal match for the EPS foam, keeping dings to a minimum and ...

Great resources to learn how to shape and glass boards on that website. I shape EPS foam from Greenlight and it’s really good stuff. XPS insulation from home depot will delaminate and fall apart.

Yep, it’s a close version of EPS, which is gaining momentum as an alternative to traditional polyurethane foam—the material most surfboard blanks have been made out of since the mid 1950s.

EPS foam is another matter. Expanded polystyrene, or styrofoam, is an open-cell foam, lighter and more buoyant than PU, yet also prone to rapid absorption of water if your board’s outer layer is ...

Cuyahoga County residents should not put EPS foam into their curbside recycling bins according to the district. Since opening, the surf shop has kept more than 4,000 pounds of foam from ending up ...

Thanks to online shopping, an increasing number of goods are being shipped to buyers in cardboard boxes filled with eco-unfriendly EPS (expanded polystyrene) foam. Soon, however, such boxes could ...

Non-recyclable, non-biodegradable, petroleum-based EPS (expanded polystyrene) foam packaging is not eco-friendly stuff. There could soon be a greener and snazzier-looking alternative, however, in ...

Just one year ago, ACH Foam Technologies changed the insulation industry by releasing Foam-Control Plus+, an architectural grade EPS insulation. With a range of high compressive strengths and high ...