Wear plant-based swimsuits

Woman floating in the ocean

Ocean lovers are activists at heart, and can now wear sustainable swimwear products that reflect that attitude. Brands like Slo Active make ocean wear out of plant-based neoprene, while also planting a tree for each piece made to offset carbon emissions.

Approximately 60% of clothing items are made out of synthetic fibres

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Benefits

  • Using a plant-based alternative to neoprene removes microfibres from the swimwear that can shed into the ocean
  • The manufacturing process has less CO2 emissions and uses less water
  • With every purchase made, a tree is planted and a donation goes to an ocean charity of your choice

Challenges

  • Limited styles to choose from
  • More expensive than mainstream swimwear

Making a difference

Replacing neoprene with Yulex reduces CO2 emissions by up to 75% in our manufacturing process and also made uses a solution based dye, saving 30-50 litres of water per suit.

There are hundreds of other ways to solve plastic pollution

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