Recycling plastic waste at sea has become a real business. Using a raw material that turns out to be completely free, and with the cooperation of fishermen who bring it with tons of boats, items such as home and office furniture can be produced. This is what it does, for example, Gravitational Waveremoves plastic from the seafloor and transforms it into furniture and design products with a long service life and high sustainable value with its circular economy process.
The figures announced at the end of the year support the success of this business model, which has grown exponentially for another year. Here’s how Gravitational Wave closes 2022: With more than 163,000 kg of fishing nets extracted from around 100 ports and seas and ports in the Mediterranean.
Of all its ports, 60 are Spanish, some of the most important being Spanish ports. Santa Pola (the largest in the Spanish Mediterranean), Valencia, Palma, Santander and AlmerÃa.
In addition, they have managed to expand beyond the Mediterranean this year, to the Cantabrian Sea with a presence in 6 ports, and into the Atlantic Ocean with a presence at the Port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Cádiz. They keep expanding the startup’s estimated operating ports, even closing new ports every week.
fishermen’s participation
Fishermen unintentionally trap thousands of plastic waste in their nets. Now instead of getting rid of them when they arrive at the port, they leave them in the warehouses and end up in Gravity Wave.
“We know we can’t do it alone. That’s why we’re collaborating with fishermen, people, companies and organizations through the #Plasticfreeoceans movement,” says Amaia RodrÃguez, CEO and Co-Founder of Gravity Wave.
“Gravity Wave was born with the idea of ​​creating a social entrepreneurship project to make a positive impact on the planet. Now, after three years of living, We increased our impact sixfold with 40 new customers in 2022 such as Alain Afflelou, MINI, Imagin, Sprinter or Sol y Mar Hotels among others. We’ve also expanded our family with the estimate of closing the year with a total of 14 people on the team”, explains Amaia RodrÃguez.
Gravity Wave also highlights the loyalty of its customers as a feature of its work necessary to ensure the growth of the startup. 90% of customers starting with Gravity Wave in 2021 continue today and these include companies Dentaltix, Imagin, Bit2me, Lektulos, Iberdrola, Reale Seguros, QBE, Tennium, Eden Bar, Canthynnus, Calcher, Bebambu, Belone, Viña Esmeralda, Woodabu and LN6. In total, more than 90 companies have joined Gravity Wave’s Plastic-Free Oceans commitment.
Street furniture (benches and flower pots), commercial design elements and large signs creates the product catalog.
International expansion
Gravitational Wave has crossed borders. On the one hand, they sell the product, which was very well received, especially at the Paris decoration fair, to French customers.
On the other hand andThey are starting collaborations with companies in Portugal and the international insurance company QBE.Decorative inscriptions were made for their office in Madrid, which collected 1,550 kilograms of plastic from the sea in 2022.
The company says Gravity Wave is closing 2022 with encouraging numbers in terms of environmental impact, although “although there is still a long way to go.” The initiative will continue to work to remove 1 million kilograms of plastic from the sea as the main target for 2023.
Also, “For 2023, we hope to be able to accompany all of our customers with new projects and commitments that will enable us to continue removing plastic from the seas and oceans. Likewise, we plan to increase our international presence, starting with major European countries.” , concludes Amaia RodrÃguez.
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Source: Informacion
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