Old Ropes

[Cotillion]

Is there an eco friendly way of disposing of them?

 

[KevinV]

Yep, give them to the next level of boater down - they can pass them on to builders and farmers. I'm all three and have never thrown anything smaller than bailing twine away

 

[paulajayne]

Wash them and make rope mats.

 

[Boathook]

Is there an eco friendly way of disposing of them?

I gave a load of old ropes to the Scouts. No good for use at climbing but for practicing knots etc more than OK.

 

[ctva]

Yep, give them to the next level of boater down - they can pass them on to builders and farmers. I'm all three and have never thrown anything smaller than bailing twine away

A man after my own heart.

Sit them by a marina skip and they’ll be lifted before you get back in the car.

 

[Pye_End]

Rope recycling: Leisure Marine Recycling Rope

 

[thinwater]

Rope recycling: Leisure Marine Recycling Rope

a. The do not recycle them into rope (recycled ropes are made from PET bottles). The rope fiber is too degraded by UV to be used in any high to medium value product. They make insulation and non-woven cheap stuff.
b. I'm betting their main motivation is to prevent re-use, so that we buy more.

Reuse is ALWAYS the best first recycling use.

• Good sections of cover (halyards inside the mast) are great for covering Amsteel tails.
• " " " strops and sail ties.
• Your halyard might make a perfect jib sheet for a smaller boat.
• Mats
• Yard work
• Construction and tree work guys.
• etc.

By the time it is re-used enough... it's probably just trash.

 

[sarabande]

I gave a load of old ropes to the Scouts. No good for use at climbing but for practicing knots etc more than OK.

I read that as "Scots" and for a few seconds wondered why Boathook wanted to improve Caledonian knotting skills.

 

[William_H]

Old ropes can make excellent fenders just look for macrame designs. or Fold a rope in half and do a reef knot in the tails just below the mid point loop. Now add another reef knot followed by more reef knots until you run out of rope. Hang it by the middle loop. ol'will

 

[PetiteFleur]

When mine get a bit tatty they get downgraded to use in the garden.

 

[V1701]

Find a quiet spot and turn them into your own private mussel farm?

 

[Spirit (of Glenans)]

Leave them on the pontoon, they'll soon disappear.