Ocean Bottle
Reusable bottles to fund ocean plastic recycling
- 21-100 employees
- B2C
- Sustainability
- Consumer Goods
- Environmental
- eCommerce
- Old Street, London, UK
Jump to section
Company mission
Ocean Bottle's mission is to solve the ocean plastic crisis through a solution that everyone can be a part of. They are working to build a new currency for plastic waste, ridding the oceans of plastic and helping to reduce inequality at the same time.
Our take
Ocean Bottle sells reusable water bottles that each funds the collection of 1000 ocean-bound plastic bottles in impoverished coastal communities. As plastic pollution is worst in these places, and recycling infrastructure isn't present, the company offers a solution where plastic collectors can exchange plastic waste for money or credit, verified using blockchain technology. Through its partner, The Plastic Bank, the funds contribute to building much-needed infrastructure and paying the local impoverished coastal communities a fair living wage to collect this plastic.
The bottles have been designed in partnership with K8 Design and have received a bevy of design awards, including the 2020 Green Product and Red Dot Design awards. The bottle comes embedded with an NFC chip, which allows owners to track refills and the amount of plastic they are preventing from entering the ocean. The asociated app allows cafes, gyms and restaurants to list as refill stations which increases their visibility and gives them the opportunity to offer discounts to futher drive business.
Since launching in January 2019 Ocean Bottle partnered with brands including Universal Music, the Golden Globes, Swim England and Disney. It has also collected over 9 million kilograms of plastic to date and improved livelihoods at the same time. By 2025 the company's goal is to prevent the equivalent of 7 billion plastic bottles from entering the ocean - the challenge will be to scale operations quickly to meet this ambitious target.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- 🏝️ Leave: Around 6 weeks of annual leave (25 days paid holiday + bank holidays, and additional discretionary leave over the Christmas period)
- 📈 Stock options: We provide stock options so you’re as invested in our future growth as we are!
- 🥳 Birthday leave: The day off on your birthday - because who wants to work on their birthday!
- ⏰ Flexible working: We have a hybrid working model which includes options for team remote-working months, flexible working, and flexible unpaid leave
- 🍼 Family leave: Enhanced family leave for all employees based on tenure
- 🧘 Wellbeing resources: £30 monthly wellbeing budget through Heka, and access to mental health platform, Spill
- 🚴 Cycle to Work: Get access to 26-40% off your next bike purchase to help you reduce your carbon footprint
- 🍕 Team socials: We have an awesome pet-friendly office based in the heart of Soho (Soho Square), with quarterly team-wide get-togethers/workshops
- 🧳 Team trips: We plan to do a team trip once a year if circumstances allow. While we’re still small we want to make the most of an opportunity to spend time together as a team
- 📚 Learning perks: We’ll give you £200 towards books and learning materials every year, so your next read is on us
Company values
- Do Good
- Take Ownership
- Drive Innovation
- Open Communication
Leadership
William Pearson
(Co-CEO)Background in mechanical engineering and business development.
Nick Doman
(Co-CEO)Background in Venture Capital an an anlyst at Blenheim Chalcot.