Actions we are taking now.
Upcycle waste
from the ocean
about the truths
Marine pollution has reached shocking levels:
Each minute, 15 tons of plastic are released into the oceans.
(Oceans/Initiatives/World Wildlife Found)
70% Macro plastics at sea come from fishing gears.
(Seaspiracy Documentary)
There are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean.
269,000 tons float on the surface, while some four billion
plastic microfibers per square kilometer litter the deep sea.
(National Geographic)
By 2050, plastic will be more than fish.
(World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation warns.)
Approaches and Methods
Reduce & Replace
Reduce the use of disposable
plastics and reuse or replace it
by biodegradable natural materials.
Recycle & Regenerate
Recycle plastics before it
enter the ocean or end up
with landfill/incineration.
Redesign & Repurpose
Redesign the recycled
plastics with new form of lifecycle.
Risky Regions
Data from OceanCycle Certification: Definitions & Standards V 2.0
Remark: Economic Status:HIC,highincome;UMI,uppermiddleincome;LMI,lowermiddleincome;LI,lowincome
What Are Ocean Bound Plastics?
Potential
OBP
Waterways
OBP
Shoreline
OBP
Fishing
Material
Inadequately
collected plastic waste located within a 50
km distance of the coastline
Inadequately collected plastic waste
located 200m from
rivers & in rivers
Inadequately
collected plastic waste located 200m from
shores
Used fishing gears
and plastic bycatch
Upcycle Fishing Gears
from the Ocean
Bohai sea
Yellow sea
East China Sea
Axroma Oceana
Sustainable Material
Axroma
Technical Textiles
Fishing
net
Cut
Textured
Yarn
Extrude
Yarn
Labor
sorting
Collection
Filter and
granulate
Recyclable
grouping
Clean
Inside the Net Collection Process
1
Ship owners collect
worn-out fishing
gears and
abandoned ghost
nets in the ocean
2
Aunties sort out non-reusable materials and reusable gears like buoy or lead sink for continuous use
3
Regional collectors transport non-
reusable materials to aggregation
center
4
Aggregation center refined sorting
various plastics, PA/PP/PE for recycle manufacturing
5
Pellet granulation of different grades: regeneration fiber and recycled material for mold ejection
Tickets and Traceability
The
POPEYE
ocean cleaning & upcycling
Axroma Popeye is made of reclaimed fishing gear, certified by Ocean Cycle to be authentic source of ocean bound plastics. Polypropylene is acknowledged as a low carbon footprint fiber, and must be solution-dyed which brings the least impact on global warming. Popeye is presented in fine heather colors & birdeyes weave, demonstrating smart minimalism through a simple form. PFCs free, mono component, longevity colorfastness and weather resistance are merits besides its true sustainable identity.
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100 LBS
100 LBs of reclaimed fishing gears make roughly 75 yards of Popeye fabric
