Lately I’ve found myself more interested in supporting products that are doing good in the world. I decided that I want to seek out more products that are helping causes or sustainable. One of our most vital resources, the ocean, has a huge collection of plastic floating around. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is 600,000 square miles equivalent to twice the size of Texas.

According to 4ocean, an estimated 16 billion pounds of plastic enter the ocean each year. This trash can have a devastating effect on marine life not to mention the damage that degrading plastic will do to the environment in the long term. 4ocean ounders Alex an Andrew created a piece of jewelry that helps clean up trash from the ocean. This video explains how they have turned saving the ocean into a business.

I was so moved by their mission. Every bracelet they sell pulls a pound of trash from the ocean! One full pound! For just $20 you can help remove a pound of trash from the ocean and get a cute bracelet. They have pulled nearly 2 million pounds of trash from the ocean in less than two years and they also employee 150 employees. They’ve worked to clean coastlines in 27 countries already.

Every month 4ocean highlights a special cause and creates a limited edition bracelet for it. I ordered the two pack including the signature bracelet and the limited edition polar bear bracelet. For the polar bear bracelet, 4ocean partnered with Polar Bears International and Carbonfund.org to help protect polar bears and conserve the sea ice they depend on for survival. Other causes they’ve contributed to include whales, manatees, sharks, sea turtles, and the coral reef.

4ocean also has a monthly subscription allowing you to get the limited bracelet for just $20 each month. By the end of the year you will have helped pull 12 pounds of trash from the ocean! I think these would make excellent gifts or stocking stuffers.

What color/cause bracelets are your favorites?

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