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NewsOctober 25, 2017

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. -- A surfer won a recycled surfboard contest with an entry covered with 10,000 cigarette butts. "This is the most polluted item picked up on the beach," creator Taylor Lane said. "And no one thinks twice that you can do anything with it." Lane, 24, of Santa Cruz, California, had the top entry amid an assortment of boards made from potato sacks, used packaging and stuff picked up from Dumpster dives. ...

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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. -- A surfer won a recycled surfboard contest with an entry covered with 10,000 cigarette butts. "This is the most polluted item picked up on the beach," creator Taylor Lane said. "And no one thinks twice that you can do anything with it." Lane, 24, of Santa Cruz, California, had the top entry amid an assortment of boards made from potato sacks, used packaging and stuff picked up from Dumpster dives. The entries were for the third annual "Creators & Innovators Upcycle Contest."

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