Metamorphic Gear

Business Description

At Metamorphic Gear we believe whole heartedly that your gear should be as unique as you and your adventure. Upcycling to us means an entirely different thing. The tarpaulin, the ropes, the craft- every piece has had a life rich with experience. You are just setting out on your journey but for our products- this is just a new chapter in theirs.

Upcycling

What is upcycling?

“Reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original”.

-Oxford Dictionary

At Metamorphic Gear:

We transform used boat sails, truck tarps and climbing ropes into eco-friendly and stylish accessories. We give these unwanted materials a new lease on life and benefit the environment while doing so!

Difference between…
Upcycling:

Upcycling a Plastic Bottle:

The steps are simple and you can do it at home! You only need to clean the bottles then pick your creative projects. For instance, self-watering bottle garden, plastic bottle bird feeder, plastic bottle sprinkler, etc.

As you can see, Upcycling requires way less energy, while creating more utility for the old material and demanding less new materials.

Recycling:

Recycling involves the industrial process of waste destruction, turning it into recycled material before manufacturing it into a product; whereas, upcycling neither requires the additional step of breaking down the materials nor loses the quality of raw materials in order to repurpose existing materials.

Recycling a Plastic Bottle:

There are numerous steps that go into recycling a plastic bottle. It starts by collecting the plastic bottles, sorting the bottles by plastic type, cleaning the bottles, shredding the bottles into flakes, melting down the bottles, turning them into small pallets, selling the plastic pallets to manufacturers where they will then finally turn these pallets into new products.

Giving Back

We Want to Keep Our Oceans Clean

Giving back is one of the key components of our business. Being an outdoorsman, the importance of keeping the outdoor community clean and healthy is one of my top priorities. Our hope that through my actions and business model we get to show future generations to do the same and create bigger and better solutions to helping our earth. We strive to be a stepping stone of positivity, eco consciousness , and health to our oceans. The ocean is where we feel the deepest connection, so why not protect it?

The current location in which we are donating to is the Midway Atoll with in the Midway Islands. The Hawaiian archipelago lie within one of the largest marine protected areas in the world. Amongst many animal species, it is home to the world’s largest Laysan Albatross population, the Short-tailed Albatross (a species listed as vulnerable) and the critically endangered. Hawaiian monk seals, which raise their pups on these beaches. It is not a home to humans. Yet, of the 1.5 million Laysan Albatross on the islands, almost every single one of them has plastic inside their digestive systems and approximately one-third of the chicks die from plastic consumption.

There is something very wrong here. It is incredible to think that man can be having such a devastating effect on an environment. We aim to have a positive impact on this situation and will continue to research the best way to be truly effective with the money we donate. Many companies donate money to causes without measuring the impact their contributions make. We feel strongly that as global citizens we need to ensure that we don’t waste this opportunity. We will keep you posted as to how and where we donate the 1%.

Lend a helping hand and spread the word about us, and the problems at Midway. Hopefully together we can make a difference!