A 24 year-old Santa Cruz man has won a recycled surfboard contest. Taylor Lane made the winning surfboard with 10-thousand cigarette butts and styrofoam from fish markets. The cigarette butts were ones that lane and a friend picked up from local beaches, beach parking lots and local paths in Santa Cruz. The surfboard won the 3rd annual “Creators & Innovators Upcycle Contest,” hosted by the a surfing gear brand and the nonprofit Surfrider Foundation.
