Oxgut Hose Co.: Upcycled Products With a Heroic Past

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By Chrystal JohnsonSep 9, 2020, 1:05 am147 pts
It seems that every day, someone is figuring out how to upcycle another product that would otherwise get thrown away. For the Oxgut Hose Company, that product is old fire hoses. Fire departments can dispose of many thousands of fire hoses every year depending upon usage levels. Normally, these hoses end up in…

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