Thanks for the link. I was thinking a restaurant supply company that specializes in sushi equipment might have some.
@ML8000 you’re welcome, but as @DebAZ pointed out, even these rubber cutting boards are made of synthetic rubber, whatever the heck that means. So, I would move on. Sorry for the misinformation—didn’t read the details, which is unusual for me.
Personally, I stick with wood cutting boards from local woodworkers whom I trust.
Agree with @honkman, which doesn’t often happen. 
There are reasons why the recommended age for colonoscopies went from 50 to 45 years of age; a disproportionate number of younger people are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Microplastics may be a contributing factor, but who knows (other factors might be obesity, high-fat diets, processed foods, sedentary lifestyles…the list goes on).
What my family and I do know is that we care about trying to reduce the introduction of plastics into the environment and into our bodies. We want to live long healthy lives and we want our Spring Onion (aged 10) to have a healthy life on a healthy planet. To aspire to anything less than that is cynicism that I’m not down with. We’ve got to do better/try harder.
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i was away for a bit and missed the whole thread. Yes, I’m familiar with the synthetic rubber cutting boards and anything synthetic will shed. I guess there’s no 100% rubber boards. Oh well. I’ll also stick with wood as well.
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I bring them out when I’m serving breads and cheeses to company. it’s just that I remember the trees of my childhood and his pleasure making the boards when I see these items. and sticking the poly cutting boards in the dishwasher is a convenience.
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They are lovely. I’ll toss in another vote to honor and cherish by using them. Periodic board (food grade mineral) oil and less frequent Boos board cream will keep them looking good. Maintaining a wood board might not be as convenient as a D/W, but it is not that hard. Rinse in the sink. Use soap and a scrub brush if it was something yucky. Dry. Does not need to be truly dry, just dry enough that it will not be absorbing water. A drying rack doubles as accessible storage and is easy to make with wood scraps and a half inch dowel.
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Those are beautiful. I’d love to replace our plastic cutting boards with something else, but most that are recommended are so GD expensive.
Guess I’ll peruse some of the previous threads.
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They can, indeed, get way too expensive. I noted on Amazon a nice sized acacia board for about $30. It is a knife friendly wood. There are less expensive bamboo boards, but it can be hard on blades. Most any non-toxic wood works. For ages my dad used an old chunk of 1x10 from a longer board. Nobody died. The knives were happy and sharp.
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Thanks, I’ll look into it 
thats lovely work.
A few years ago I found a $20 end-grain board at Target. 20x20x3, supposedly maple (but who knows). It was kind of rough and not well finished but an hour with a sander and a couple of applications of mineral oil and beeswax, and now it’s perfectly smooth, waterproof, looks amazing, and I use it for just about everything. Not everyone will want to do the sanding and finishing of course, but it’s part of regular board maintenance anyway, so keep eyes open - there are very decent cheap options all over the place.
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Thank you. It was actually sort of thrown together. Four pieces of wood were glued into a rectangle with Gorilla Glue. Half inch dowel was cut into pieces, half inch holes were drilled, and the pieces of dowel were inserted with another drop of Gorilla Glue. All measurements and angles were just eyeballed. It took about fifteen minutes, most of which was spent getting out a saw, drill, and appropriate bit.
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To lower the microplastic additions to the environment, stop using clothes and sheets with polyester, nylon, etc., instead of all natural fibers. Artificial fibers wear out just like natural fibers, but the particles that wear off are - you guessed it – microplastics. Your lint is the world’s microplastics.
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How about manufacturers and corporations find better, less harmful packing materials?
It’s funny how it’s always up to the consumer to make up for big business wanting to take the most profitable, convenient path.
It is near impossible to not buy plastic stuff. But thank goodness we all recycle our yogurt containers 
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Okay then, there was the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. Some will say there was also the Bamboo Age (I agree). Now we’re in the Plastic Age. I’m sure all had hazards but the world population, globalization and wide spread gaslighting by corporations make plastic hazards pretty devastating and EF’ed up. Again, microplastics are everywhere including our brains, breast milk and semen.
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Fun fact - since we’re coming into spooky season - if you’ve watched the 80s classic Poltergeist, they did in fact use real skeletons for that last scene in the movie where the mom is stuck in the muddle hole where the swimming pool was planned. An all natural, organic and sustainable film set.
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Why do you want a natural rubber cutting board? Is it because it is better than wood?
I’d like a rubber cutting board since it’s easier on knives….but it’s not critical and given the prices of the synthetic, I’ll pass. Also I’ve never seena natural rubber cutting board, so perhaps it’s a myth. If they do exist, have to imagine they’d be pricier than synthetic .
Your knives ought to be just fine with maple, walnut, or any of the other usual suspects.
