Upcycling— How Fishing Nets Become Ski Jackets

The following article first appeared in POWDER's Fall 2024 print issue, 'Not Another Gear Guide'. Get a copy shipped directly to your home, or look for it on a newsstand near you.Net GainThe ocean is brimming with trash. This much we know already. Each year, an estimated 5 to 12 million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean, and that volume is expected to double or triple by 2040, according to a 2021 report by the United Nations Environment Programme. Some 70 percent of that litter sinks to the