Recycle Your Rope
July 2007Advertisement for Millet's rope-recylcing program.
Recycle Your Rope
AAC Industry Partner Sterling Rope has launched a program to help climbers recycle those old ropes that are cluttering up the closet. Dynamic ropes returned to Sterling’s headquarters in Maine will be melted down and remade into a nylon raw material for carpet fibers, telephones, and children’s toys. To participate, simply send your old ropes to Sterling Rope Company c/o Rope Redemption Program, 26 Morin St., Biddeford, ME 04005-4413. You’ll sleep easier knowing that you’ve finally gotten rid of that useless old cord—without dumping it in a landfill.
In Europe, meanwhile, French gear maker Millet has gone one step further, making hangers for its jackets and other clothing from material 100 percent recycled from climbing ropes. In 2006, the company collected more than 100,000 meters of used rope, enough to make six tons of polyamide for reuse in hangers and other products. Through the end of July this year, Millet offered a credit toward the purchase of a new rope of €0.35 per meter for used ropes turned in to its partner stores—that’s about $28 for a 60-meter rope. Read More...