With your GOT BAG we are jointly fighting against plastic polluted oceans and for a responsible use of plastic overall. That's why we don't just recover and recycle the ocean plastic used to make your backpack, but we also make sure that the other types of plastic collected with our clean-up program are fed into suitable recycling solutions to ensure that they never end up in the ocean again. This is how we rethink circular economy and actively fight for the preservation of our planet.
Together with the GOT BAG family, we want to raise awareness - with both our own clean-up program and educational work on the ground in Indonesia, but also by sensitizing people worldwide to a more conscious approach to plastic. Be part of our mission to 'Create an Impact': Let's question our own actions and create change together!

Our network of 1,500 fishermen in Demak, on the north shore of Java, Indonesia, collects ocean plastic as by-catch. The PET portion of the by-catch is shredded into pellets, while all other unusable parts of the recovered plastic are discarded according to the right recycling chain. The pellets are then shipped to our production facility in China, where we turn them into a robust yarn and ultimately into a polyester fabric. To make our products waterproof, we are using an innovative water-based ORGANIC-PU coating.

GOT BAG has already recycled over 150 tons of ocean plastic. And thanks to your help we are able to recycle more and more every single day! Thanks to a collaboration with "Cleanhub" all our clean-up efforts in Indonesia will be tracked and documented even more precisely in the future.

So far, we can only use the PET part of the collected ocean plastic for the production of your GOT BAG. Of course, the other types of plastic do not end up back in the ocean: With our own clean-up program in Indonesia, we ensure that all plastic recovered by the fishermen is fed into suitable recycling solutions. In addition, we are constanly working with our research partners to be able to independently process more and more of it into new products in the future.

To ensure that your GOT BAG doesn't end up in the ocean again, we use robust, durable materials and a timeless, minimalist design strategy. We consciously refrain from regular, constantly new collection cycles. In doing so, we prevent more and more plastic from being produced and instead ensure a functioning circular economy. If your GOT BAG is ever worn out or damaged, we offer you a way to repair or even replace it with the GOT BAG repair service. Because only a product that is used for as long as possible proves to be particularly sustainable for us.

Your GOT BAG is made of 100% recycled materials, so there may always be small variations in structure and color. Of course, we are aiming to provide you with a flawless product and therefore are constantly optimizing our processes be able to correct small defects in the material structure. Until then, we would like to suggest you to treat small imperfections at home with a damp microfiber cloth or a cockpit cleaning cloth.

We take our mission seriously: To keep our CO2 footprint as low as possible, we choose trains to Europe and ships to the US as our means transport. Also, our sustainable products are shipped in reusable and recyclable poly mailers made of 100% recycled materials (for most households, these would be recycled at a standard grocery bag drop off location). To learn more about our approach to eco-friendly packaging, visit our partner’s website here. Currently, we are in close contact with our carriers to be able to offer climate-neutral shipping options. Stay tuned!

Even though we could basically make clothes from recycled ocean plastic, we have consciously refrained from doing so so far. The reason for this is that we are not yet able to prevent microplastics from detaching from your product during washing, thus doing more harm than good.

Every wash cycle releases tiny plastic particles from synthetic fibers such as polyester, polyethylene and elastane, which is subsequently washed away into the environment. With lower washing temperatures and shorter wash cycles, fewer particles are released, which end up as microplastics in wastewater and the ocean. Nevertheless, we recommend that you choose clothes made of natural fibers whenever possible and to consciously wash them.