Boston Magazine Bureo makes skateboards from recycled fishing nets to prevent ocean pollution Founded by Ben Kneppers—a Massachusetts native and Northeastern University graduate—and his friends David Stover and Kevin Ahearn, the company launched Net Positiva, a program that collects and recycles discarded nets from artisanal fishing communities, in 2013. “We know it’s a burden, and we take it off their shoulders,” says Kneppers. After being gathered by local […]