Old Equipment Recycling

[Densetsu]

What do you guys do with all your old gear?

I have two bags full of goalie and player gear. The majority of the items aren't in good enough shape to be resold or donated without major work. Pants with huge rips; C/A's being held together with safety pins; helmets without CSA/HECC stickers (I "borrowed" them) that have bent cages or scratched-to-hell visors. Player gloves with rips on the outside and horrible palms. This kind of stuff.

The skates could probably be re-used, as well as an old blocker and trapper. And the minimalist shoulder pads seem to be really popular in the beer leagues, if I'd put fresh velcro on the straps. The rest of the stuff...

Donate it for kids to wear? Recycle it for some other use (e.g. extreme sports protection)? Just toss it away?

[LukePhillips]

Post up on the classifieds here as free, or call up the local youth hockey program. I'm sure they'd take it.

[Just.Ice]

hopefully someone can use it and throwing it away is a last option. it would be such a waste. maybe ask at the local arenas if they want to keep a set for those days a player has to play net? or ask if you can get any kind of store credit for it at an equipment repair shop - even for skate sharpenings. i guess goodwill might take it too.

good luck - hope someone can make use of it.

[beijing_goalie]

Originally Posted by LukePhillips

call up the local youth hockey program. I'm sure they'd take it.

I definitely agree with this. At least let them have a look at it, there may be some gems in the rough they would want.

[hroark2112]

If it's not able to be sold, I find a new goalie in the area in need of decent gear. I've steam cleaned pants, C/As, cups, and other stuff and given it to newbie goalies. I have a friend who has 2 or 3 pieces of hand-me-down stuff from me, he can sew better than me so he gets the stuff that's ripped up.

No sense cluttering my hockey room with MORE junk if I can get it to someone to use!

[vinny]

H.E.R.O.S. - Hockey Education Reaching Out Society
saw a news article on this

[vinny]

H.E.R.O.S. - Hockey Education Reaching Out Society
saw a news article on this
looks awesome and there apparently have been some real positive results

[Zay1993]

If I have beat up gear that isn't worth anything I just take it apart and use the insides for spare foam on my random projects. If it is worth something or can still be used I give it to one of my younger goalie friends or just give it to someone on the board who needs it.

[jf-laflaire]

If I have beat up gear that isn't worth anything I just take it apart and use the insides for spare foam on my random projects. If it is worth something or can still be used I give it to one of my younger goalie friends or just give it to someone on the board who needs it.

I do the same. Older stuff I use to practice on, & experiment to learn how its made.

Weird, but really tearing something up is the only way to know how to make something.

[Weirdo]

Originally Posted by Densetsu

helmets without CSA/HECC stickers (I "borrowed" them) that have bent cages or scratched-to-hell visors. Player gloves with rips on the outside and horrible palms. This kind of stuff.

And the minimalist shoulder pads seem to be really popular in the beer leagues, if I'd put fresh velcro on the straps. The rest of the stuff...

Dig a hole and bury those helmets. Without the stickers the kids can't use it anyways. Plus, I doubt they're safe to wear anyways.

The minimalist shoulder pads are just as popular in the pro ranks.

[influenza]

rip it apart, put the plastic in the plastic recycling, metal bits in the metal recycling, etc...

[1Riggers35]

For the edmonton area check out sports central as they will gladly take your equipment.
More information can be provided in this link:The BRICK SPORT CENTRAL - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada







Btw I have no ties to sports central just letting you know.

[GoalieCrap]

I got to agree with Riggers. Give it to sport central. They'll fix up what can be fixed, and could probably use what can't be fixed to fix other stuff. They really do a great job. Then, some lucky kid who wouldn't be able to afford equipment to play hockey gets a chance...

[Brodeur30]

Definitely don't toss it. I started out on hand me down gear... There is always someone who will be able to use it.

[GoalieVogel]

Don't throw it away! Hell I don't have a good chest protector yet because I ran outta cash buying everything else... If your in need of $ list it on ebay. You can sell everything and anything there.