1 / 2 · From bottle to bag: photos
2 / 2 · The six-step recycling process
Even the fabric of your board bag has a story. This material shows how used plastic bottles are collected, turned into yarn and fabric, and used again as bags and accessories.
01. Collect, wash and shred
The first step is collecting used plastic bottles. Next they're washed clean and shredded into small flakes that are easy to handle as raw material.
The original's photo version and illustrated version explain the same flow. Use one to see the actual materials and the other to learn the order by following the arrows.
02. Small bits of material turn into yarn and fabric
The shredded material is processed into pellets and spun into yarn. That yarn becomes Waste2Wear fabric, which then goes into Starboard accessories and RE-COVER bags: six steps in all.
Ripstop in the picture describes the fabric's durability. Reading "recycled raw material" and the description of the fabric's structure as two separate things makes the product description a little clearer.
03. Check your own bag's material separately
This picture introduces that RE-COVER program. It doesn't mean every bag or accessory sold today uses the same proportion of recycled material.
When you buy, check each product's material description, and dry your bag well so you can use it for a long time. That way you can think about knowing where materials come from and caring for things so they last together.
Sources and scope
The artwork is Starboard's original Waste2Wear/RE-COVER infographic, in photo and illustrated versions of the same six steps; the explanation is Starboard Korea's commentary. We don't extend it to the material makeup of all current bags or to quantified environmental effects.
- Starboard HQ infographic: SB_Blue_Waste 2 Wear_V6-01.jpg · SB_Blue_Waste 2 Wear_V6-02.jpg ↗
- Starboard Blue materials overview ↗
The illustration is Starboard's original artwork; the explanation is Starboard Korea's editorial guide, translated into English here. Sources checked: 2026-09-08.
