TooTallTim-
Recycling in this case is basically grinding it up and using it like you would wood into chipboard. When I think of recycling I think, breaking into constituent components and using it again, ie. something make of alu can end up something made of alu again. I guess that's a limited way to think about it.
"Today, the cycling industry’s carbon frame and component makers do not generate enough waste to attract the attention of recyclers."
This comment really puts into perspective the difference me owning some carbon bikes will make...
"The carbon scrap just generated by Boeing and friends next door in Seattle could make 400,000 carbon trailbike frames a year."
"The carbon wing spar for Boeing’s 777x is over 213 feet long and uses almost 400 miles of carbon pre-preg tape."
Most of my bikes have been steel and most of them have been second hand, so I'm already "reusing" someone else's purchase/hole in the ground. Again, none of this is really planned obs chat
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hippy
You can repair carbon but I don't know about recycling. It's basically sheets glued together right? So unless you can do something with the object itself (TT brake levers as bog roll holders) I'm not sure.