By buying products made from recycled ocean-bound pollution, you support the innovative companies coming up with new ways to use old plastic and supporting clean-up efforts. We strongly recommend buying products made from recycled materials, it’s a great way to support the circular economy.
Let’s take a look at a few of the cool things available.
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Recycled Plastic Daypack
A daypack made entirely from recycled ocean-bound plastics, just the thing to take on your trip to the beach. Solgaard makes luggage and other backpacks and bags.
Solgaard’s mission is to help cut ocean plastic in half by 2025. They have partnered with The Plastic Bank to help tackle ocean pollution. Plastic Bank pulls plastic from the ocean and upcycles it into useful products. Creating local jobs for the teams in the Phillippines and reducing plastic pollution.
Solgaard design their luggage with sustainability in mind. However, their designs have some other pretty cool features. They have solar panels on their backpacks and USB charging ports in their luggage.
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Running gear made from recycled plastic
If you like to keep fit and are in need of a new set of runners. Why not try the Cariuma sneakers. They are made using recycled PET combined with natural materials like bamboo, organic cotton, rubber, sugarcane, cork, and mamona oil.
As a company, Cariuma is transparent and dedicated to looking after its workers. Plus, they give back where they can by donating sneakers to Soles4Souls and getting their hands dirty cleaning up their local beach.
Their range includes low-cut and high-cut sneakers in many bright colors. We particularly like the Pantone colors.
If you want to learn more, read our article on What To Do With Old Shoes.
Active Wear made from recycled ocean plastic
If you are looking for an inspiring brand with real social and environmental responsibility, you can’t go past RubyMoon.
Using recycled nylon fabric made from fishing nets recovered from the ocean, they create what they refer to as “Gym to Swim” clothing. Then they take all of their profits and donate 100% as microloans for women entrepreneurs across the globe. They collaborate with LendwithCare.org to provide business training and loans to help break generational cycles of poverty.
Every time you buy an items from the RubyMoon store you create a positive impact for another woman somewhere across the globe.
RubyMoon uses Econyl recycled nylon from ghost fishing nets collected from the ocean and other waste products like carpets.
Their designs incorporate the fundamental principles of circular design, including keeping materials in use by making them versatile and long-lasting. They use efficient printing methods to reduce ink and fabric waste and minimize tags and packaging where possible.
Swimsuits made from recycled fishing nets
Boden’s tagline is “We love clothes that last”. A pretty good start in our books. They want you to wear their stuff for a really long time. They even offer a 1-year guarantee on their products. Plus, they offer a 3-month return policy on most items.
They are committed to creating a healthy working environment for everyone involved in the making of their clothes. Boden has already incorporated some excellent sustainable and ethical practices into its business and has set goals for the future.
Boden uses ECONYL®, 100% regenerated nylon fiber from fishnets and other pre-consumer and post-consumer nylon waste.
This recycled swimwear fabric behaves just like traditional fabric, only it helps clean up the planet. These kids’ recycled swimmers are just adorable.
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Dog Collars and leads made from recycled plastic bottles
Flowfold is a Maine-based brand renowned for its minimalist and sustainable outdoor gear and accessories. In addition to their durable wallets, bags, and other essentials,
Flowfold offers dog leads crafted from recycled rope. Combining functionality with eco-conscious design, Flowfold’s dog leads exemplify their commitment to creating high-quality, environmentally-friendly products for outdoor enthusiasts and pet owners.
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Bracelets made from recycled ocean plastic
Every Purchase Pulls a Pound of trash from the ocean, rivers, or coastlines
4Ocean is a for-profit company founded on the belief that Business can be a force for good. The popular saying “actions speak louder than words” describes them well. They pull one pound of trash from the ocean for every product purchase.
Their signature product is their bracelets made from recycled plastic materials to be worn with pride. Each bracelet represents a different ocean animal. They also have a range of reusable products helping to reduce pollution at their source. They have recently added iPhone cases made from the ocean trash they collect and jewelry made with trash collected from Oahu.
Furniture made from recycled fishing nets
Sabai is a sustainable furniture brand committed to creating stylish and eco-friendly pieces for modern living spaces.
Specializing in recycled furniture, Sabai repurposes materials like recycled fibers, recycled steel, and responsibly sourced wood to craft durable and aesthetically pleasing sofas, chairs, and other home furnishings.
With a focus on sustainability, quality, and design, Sabai offers environmentally-conscious consumers a stylish and sustainable choice for furnishing their homes.
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Sunglasses made from recycled ocean waste
Waterhaul uses recycled polypropylene and nylon fishing gear collected from the ocean to create its products. The sunglass frames are 100% recycled fishing nets. They also use recycled face masks to make their litter pickers for ocean clean-ups.
Waterhaul is a social enterprise that takes plastic fishing nets from the ocean and transforms them into useful and good-looking products.
Their products include glass frames and sunglasses, fishing knives, and ocean clean-up gear. They even have a litter picker made using discarded masks.
