Horrified by the amount of plastic he saw in the seas while working as a deckhand on a boat in the Maldives, founder William Pearson decided to do something about it. Along with co-founder Nick Doman, he developed a range of reusable water bottles to replace single-use plastic versions and help fund the collection of plastic rubbish. Ocean Bottle was launched in 2019, pledging to give more to the world’s natural resources than they take. 

Working with plastic collection partners such as Plastic Bank, every Ocean Bottle sold funds the collection of 11.4kg of plastic (the equivalent of 1000 ocean bound plastic bottles) from rivers and waterways by people living in coastal communities in some of the worst affected places, such as Haiti, the Philippines, Indonesia and Brazil. Collectors then trade the plastic for recycling, allowing them better access to necessary goods, healthcare, tuition and access to microfinance. 

Ocean Bottles are made mostly from recycled steel and ocean-bound plastic and have won awards for their sleek elegant design. Promoting circularity, Ocean Bottles come with spare parts for life and are recyclable.