The boardshort is one of surfing's most refined pieces of equipment. Decades of tweaking, testing and travelling have gone into creating boardshorts that can survive everything from a two-foot beachie to a serious session at Pipe. So when Quiksilver says it's pushing things to another level with its latest Highline Pro Boardshort, it's worth paying attention to.

This summer, the iconic surf brand has unveiled a new generation of Highline Pro trunks that don't just perform in the water, they also rethink where the materials come from in the first place. And yes, that means boardshorts made from factory emissions.

The concept is actually pretty fascinating. Quiksilver has worked to capture industrial gas emissions and convert them into bio-ethylene glycol, which is then transformed into Bio-3 PET yarn, the textile used in the construction of the new Highline Pro Boardshorts. Instead of allowing those emissions to become waste, they're repurposed into a high-performance fabric designed to be in the surf.

It's the latest step in the brand's ongoing mission to reduce waste throughout its supply chain while continuing to build products capable of standing up to the demands of elite-level surfing.

Thankfully, performance hasn't been sacrificed in the process.

Quiksilver has been making boardshorts since 1969 and remains one of the few brands with genuine authority in the category. While sustainability claims are becoming increasingly common across the industry, it's refreshing to see innovation aimed at both performance and reducing waste rather than treating the two as separate conversations.

If the future of surf trunks involves turning industrial emissions into gear that can handle heavy water, we're all for it.