World Sailing pilots Recycling Hub

World Sailing and World Sailing Trust are collaborating to set up an Equipment Recycling Hub for common but difficult to recycle sailing equipment at the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships being held August 11-20 in The Netherlands.

Following these Championships, the collected items will be showcased at METSTRADE – the world’s largest trade exhibition for the marine industry – to bring the issues around the recyclability of sailing equipment to the attention of the wider marine industry.

The Sailing World Championships, held once every four years for all ten Olympic events, awards the class annual world titles and is the first and largest country qualifier for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

The Hub will be a test case for larger future events and is based on the work being carried out by the Carbon Fibre Circular Alliance, which is managed by the World Sailing Trust and includes four leading international federations, including World Sailing.

Five large recycling containers will be placed in the busy South Beach Boat Park in Scheveningen. Competitors at the Olympic Classes event will be able to bring their end-of-life carbon fibre, glass fibre, blocks and other fittings, rope and clothing at the EC Hub for onward recycling.

The aim will also be to collect data to understand the needs of the Olympic Classes community.

“The Equipment Recycling Hub is another step forward in World Sailing’s ongoing commitment to make our sport more sustainable, as outlined in the Sustainability Agenda 2030,” said Alexandra Rickham, World Sailing Head of Sustainability.

“The Hub will aim to demonstrate best practice and grow awareness and responsibility amongst teams, athletes, officials and other stakeholders, as well as wider networks, to ultimately adopt a more sustainable approach to end-of-life equipment.

“As outlined in the Agenda 2030, we will require that Olympic Class manufacturers’ non-reusable or nonrecyclable boat building waste does not exceed 20% of the boat hull’s finished weight by 2030. The Equipment Circular Hub initiative will help to highlight where there are issues and help us to further focus our approach going forward.”

Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Program:
Men’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 7
Women’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6
Mixed Two Person Dinghy – 470
Men’s Skiff – 49er
Women’s Skiff – 49erFx
Men’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class
Women’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class
Men’s Windsurfing – iQFoil
Women’s Windsurfing – iQFoil
Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17

Venue: Marseille, France
Dates: July 26-August 11

Details: https://www.paris2024.org/en/the-olympic-games-paris-2024/