Plastic positive is a source of great pride for our business as we encourage people to safely enjoy nature through sport. We are also conscious of our impact throughout the supply chain - we selected a manufacturing partner with an eye on their social and environmental credentials, specifically that they do not test on animals (and do not purchase any raw materials from anyone who does), are fully vegan friendly and are ISO 14001 – Environmental Management accredited, with a production facility possessing an A grade for energy efficiency and a photovoltaic roof system that reduces carbon output by over 30,000 KG of Co2 per year.

Why Plastic Positive

At Pelotan, our mission is to protect every outdoor athlete from the sun and so at the very core of our business is an absolute passion for the natural world in which we train, race and recover. We currently use 100% recyclable materials for our shipment packaging in the form of paper and card alternatives. It is a more expensive method of shipping but aligns with our vision.

Plastic replacement

Our CleanHubs span 3 continents and are located in some of the world’s worst plastic pollution hotspots. Currently, more than 2 billion people dispose of their trash in nature because no one collects it. Your support means our global CleanHubs connect people  in coastal communities to waste collection, preventing plastic from ever polluting our environment. The waste collection you support is door-to-door, or directly from beaches or rivers, creating safe and dignified jobs with fair pay and opportunities.

Our Clean Kerala hub works with collection partner, Greens Worms Waste Management to organize door-to-door collection services across southern India, with the help of women empowerment groups.

Green Worm Sorting

Our Clean North Sulawesi Hub is supported on the ground by No-Trash Triangle. No-Trash Triangle helps prevent plastic pollution in the Coral Triangle, one of the most biodiverse marine environments in South-East Asia.

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Our Clean Goa Hub is supported by vRecycle. vRecycle collects all plastics from households in Southern Goa.  Together, we help over 25K homes manage their waste self-sufficiently and have built more than 2K composters and 200 community recycling points.

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CleanHub collection partner, Greens Worms Waste Management organizes door-to-door collection services across India.

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Our Clean Bali Hub is supported on the ground by ecoBali, which was founded on the idea of 'getting responsible with waste' due to the lack of waste management in Bali and is working toward a more circular approach.

EcoBali Collection

Our Clean Pondicherry Hub is supported on the ground by Recity. Recity was founded to keep plastics out of the environment, and is creating a circular economy - enabling value-chain collaborations between brands and consumers

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Portfolio

After joining 1% for the Planet, we removed all plastic from our packaging and moving to paper and card. As such we reduced our consumption to the absolute minimum (the legally required usage of HDPE in bottles) and ensure that this is entirely recyclable. We want to go one step further and make a net positive impact by removing MORE plastic from the environment than we contribute.

Pelotan's plastic sustainability report

How we’re protecting oceans from plastic waste

At Pelotan, we're proud to say that our partnership with CleanHub is preventing 5,000 kg of plastic waste from ending up in landfills, open environments, or our oceans.

Our sustainability commitment at Pelotan

Why we act on plastic

More than
2 billion people worldwide
dispose of their trash in nature because there are no waste collection services.

This year we're supporting these sustainability projects

32% of progress so far

1,000 kg commited

How we support local communities

By working with CleanHub, we’re making sure 5,000 kg of plastic will never end up in our oceans. 🙌