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TRY NOT TO BREAK IT

Sustainability is a long-term issue that affects all of us. What are usually described as sustainable are those products that provide benefits while protecting the public health and environment over their whole life cycle, from the extraction of raw materials until the final disposal. That doesn't describe most archery gear.

No-one is going to blame a sport like archery for destroying the planet; there aren't that many of us and the problems the human race collectively faces in the future will need to be tackled at a much higher level. However, as we all know, archery involves a LOT of equipment and consumables and most archers own many hundreds of individual items directly related to the sport. Reducing waste and landfill is always a good idea and we can all do our bit.

Unless you are a dedicated longbow shooter, part of the problem is that much modern archery equipment is made from specialist composites which are not always easily recycled back into useful and reusable materials. As

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