Wave Case is a small company founded by two friends in the north east, who were concerned about local coastal pollution. It makes phone cases made from wheat straw (a by-product of the farming industry that would either be landfilled or burned), to create phones free from single-use plastic, sold in many colours and designs (for iPhones, Samsung and Google).
Avoid MagSafe protection covers near pacemakers or defibrillators and keep magnets away from children and pets. If purchasing the company’s iPhone accessories, know that vets don’t recommend AirTag to track pets, due to risk of ingesting metal, plastic and batteries. Read how to prevent and find lost pets.
You can send the cases back at end of life, for industrial composting. And get 20% discount on your next phone case. This is better than recycled plastic phone cases, which still break into microplastics in the sea, if dropped down a drain or at the beach.
These phone cases are top quality, drop-tested 26 times 9and with 2mm lips around the screens and cameras, for ultimate protection). They have attractive flecks due to the material, the only caveat being that the lighter colours may pick up dye from clothes (like jean pockets). If this is a concern, choose a darker colour. In fact, these cases are less likely to slip out of your hands or pocket than slippery plastic or silicone, as the wheat straw provides ‘better grip’.
Wave Case also offers recycled glass screen protectors which again are drop-tested (to 1.5 metres) and compatible for all types of phones. To protect in transit, they are sold in plastic packaging (so recycle at kerbside or supermarket bag bins).
Matching Airpod and AirTag cases (for attaching keys or luggage) are also made from biodegradable wheat straw, sold with secure keyring attachments.
The bio-based charging cables (with high-speed data transfer) are made to the same quality and strength as TPE (plastic) cables, sent in paper sleeves.
Phone Accessory Recycling Boxes
TerraCycle can provide community recycling boxes for phone accessories (cases and screen protectors). Your community, office, school or council can buy a box (£100 to £200, depending on size) to send off (postage included) to be made into industrial goods, like piping.
Place the box in a community centre, shop or school, for people to drop off unwanted items. It’s a great ‘one-off amnesty box’, to remove all plastic phone waste out of your town for good, hopefully to never return!
