Dive Brief:
- Boeing is looking to transform retired Oracle yachts into scrap, a process that will give Boeing experience with carbon-fiber-composite recycling.
- Boeing is experimenting with alternative solutions to scrapping the vessels in a landfill by trying to discover different uses for the scrap materials.
- The racing yachts are being scrapped and repurposed by Boeing into different consumer products, such as paddle boards and wake boards.
Dive Insight:
Boeing's long-term goal is closed-loop manufacturing, which is expected to be accomplished by using components from old aircrafts and scraps that will be fabricated into a new parts for the aerospace industry. Boeing has also partnered with Alcoa to recycle aluminum alloy.
