In a world drowning in plastic, Blue Circle is charting a new course. Imagine a discarded bottle once adrift in the ocean reemerging as a pair of sneakers or a sleek phone casecomplete with a QR code that tells its entire story. This is the future of circular design.
From Wave to Wardrobe
Under the leadership of Erik Solheim, chairman of the Europe-Asia Center and former UN Under-Secretary-General, Blue Circle unites coastal communities, recyclers, and material scientists in one mission: rescue plastic from the sea and remold it into clothes, shoes, stationery, and more. Collected waste is cleaned, shredded into flakes, and melted into pelletsready for weaving or molding into new products.
Traceable Impact
Each Blue Circle item features a QR code you can scan with your smartphone to unlock a mini documentary of its life story—from beach cleanup to lab processing and into your hands. This level of transparency builds trust, sparks conversations on sustainability, and redefines consumer choice.
For young global citizens, entrepreneurs, and digital nomads, Blue Circle offers more than a productit delivers a narrative of real-world impact. By combining innovative design with data-driven insights, this movement proves that turning trash into treasure is not just possibleits essential for our planets future.
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