What does this brand sell?
Oceanmata was founded in 2018 after an eye-opening trip to Sri Lanka where beaches were full of plastic waste. They wanted to solve the plastic waste problem by creating more environmentally friendly phone cases, while funding plastic clean-ups as well as the conservation of sea turtles and dolphins. Over 215 thousand kgs of plastic has been collected from beaches in Bali, and they contribute to the ocean’s inhabitants through donation as well.
To create something big that has a positive impact on our environment, by ridding the oceans of plastic waste and producing sustainable everyday items.
No information has been found on the achieved sustainable milestones.
Collect over a million of kg of plastic waste
Looking for a more regional producer and/or transport via trains
Working to close the loop by recycling the cover for the costumers after end of use
In 2021 they are working on calculating CO2 emissions and plan to offset them
German Sustainability Award 2022
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Products are shipped in a brown recyclable cardboard envelope and come in packaging made from grasspaper (70% recycled paper + 30% grass).
For every cover sold, their OceanMata project removes 1kg of plastic from the ocean in Bali
Moreover, they donate to various projects such as the Kurma Asih Turtle Project, the Turtle foundation, the Dolphin Project, the Ecosystem Impact, for which all together they have donated more than 60k euros to by now.
Certified biodegradable cases
Products are shipped in a brown recyclable cardboard envelope and come in packaging made from grasspaper (70% recycled paper + 30% grass).
For every cover sold, their OceanMata project removes 1kg of plastic from the ocean in Bali
Moreover, they donate to various projects such as the Kurma Asih Turtle Project, the Turtle foundation, the Dolphin Project, the Ecosystem Impact, for which all together they have donated more than 60k euros to by now.
Certified biodegradable cases
No information on this is provided by the brand.
China as they have the highest competence in mobile phone case production
iPhone case = from EUR 35
Samsung case = from EUR 35
Airpod case = from EUR 25
No information on this is provided by the brand.
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Oceanmata funds Ocean Cleanup projects to protect biodiversity, and donates to various projects that conserve turtles and dolphins, for example.
Over 216.000 kg of plastic has been collected from the oceans so far (2023) as for each cover sold, they remove 1 kg of plastic from the ocean in Bali. After collecting the plastic, it is brought to a recycling plant where it is recycled for further processing by processing them into pallets.
Moreover, no plastic is used for shipping, only recycled paper. The sleeves are 100% biodegradable, made from a bio-plastic, which is tested on a regular basis. It is assumed they degrade within 2-5 years. The packaging that they are shipped in are made from 70% recycled paper and 30% grass, without glue or metal clips or plastic.
They have recently (2022) started using collected ocean plastic to make bracelets and necklaces, using waste streams to create new products.
No information on this is provided by the brand.
Oceanmata ensures security and safety in the working environment, a fair wage and good working conditions, which is tested by TÜV Rheinland.
No more information regarding sustainability reports, life cycle analyses or impact reports is available.