ocean plastic pot

Ocean Plastic Pots produces beautiful plant pots, made from ghost fishing waste (nets and other items that trap ocean creatures), that is recovered from the oceans.

Growing your own organic houseplants is nice, but be sure to only choose ones that are pet-friendly, if you live with animals. Many indoor plants including lilies and sago palm are unsafe near animal friends.

Learn how to create gardens safe for pets (use humane slug/snail deterrents). Avoid facing indoor foliage to outdoor gardens, to help stop birds flying into windows.

Recycled plastic from the oceans is good to obviously clear, but not really a good idea to make into clothes or items that are laundered, as they can release microplastics in washing machines.

However for ‘hard items’ like plant pots, they are a great idea. Ghost fishing waste not only kills countless fish, but also many marine creatures like seals, dolphins, whales, sea turtles and sharks.

  1. Happy Houseplants offer pet-safe houseplants, along with a pet-friendly houseplant box. Each plant is also designed to be easy to care for. Note some pets may still be allergic.
  2. Hungry Plants organic houseplant feed contains the perfect NPK formula (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) from sustainably-harvested Irish seaweed, in a slow-release formula. 1 bottle makes 20 litres.
  3. Water your pot plants with Rain Can (made from recycled plastic, this has an easy-fill design and includes a little ladder for creatures to escape!)

ocean plastic pots

Due to their previous nature, these pots are UV-proof and frostproof. They are made in Scotland and can easily be recycled, but should last you years. The plant pots have a hole in the bottom, and are naturally coloured, depending on the rope and net collected.

The founder (a deep-sea diver) had heard of a 36 tonne sperm whale, that had washed up on the Isle of Harris, in the Outer Hebrides. It later was found to have 100kg of rope, fishing net and plastic debris inside.

Three months later, he was working as a diver on the salvage of a cargo ship, and found that the ship was carrying almost 2000 tons of shredded plastic waste, due to be incinerated. And it had a reef just 20km from the same beach, where the whale had been washed up. Hence the company idea began. One of his big cheerleaders is eco Dragon Den’s Deborah Meaden.

Rope is the main reason for whales becoming entangled in Scottish waters. Just 1 inch of polypropylene rope can lift a double-decker bus, and has a breaking strain of 11 tonnes.

Buy the matching trowel if wished, for your no-dig garden projects. To date, the company has recycled 25 tonnes of rope and fishing nets from Scotland (4 tonnes are from Scottish beaches). All made into plant pots.

It also has a Scottish recycling program that has also recycled over 1000kg of rope and net from the island of Ulva (near Mull). And has also recycled rope and net from 6 Scottish Islands (Skye, Coll, Muck, Rum, Eigg, Coll and Canna).

Recycled Plastic Plant Pots (from Bristol)

ecotribo plant pot

Ecotribo is a fab brand of eco-friendly plant pots, made from recycling fishing waste. And even made with solar power, in lovely colours and patterns. Made in the hip green city of Bristol.

Each pot includes a scannable QR code, so you can learn the journey of how your plastic pot came to be, while saving marine creatures from Cornish and Scottish fishing waste.

Ghost fishing gear makes up 10% of ocean waste, killing hundreds of thousands of marine creatures. Volunteer to help remove ghost fishing waste.

This brand was founded by a surfer (they tend to be a pretty eco-friendly lot), this case he is from South Africa.

Plant Pots that Water Themselves!

potr vase

POTR is a range of pots born out of playing around with origami (the Japanese art of paper folding). It ended up as a company making plant pots and vases that water themselves!

Unlike concrete or ceramic plant pots and vases, these won’t break if you knock or drop them. They also can be folded to post through the letterbox, so are far easier to buy and send. And better yet, they are made from recycled materials, including ghost fishing waste.

Because they are super-clever! The self-watering system basically self-regulates its own water intake. Ideal if you are away for a couple of days, or very forgetful. Once you have assembled the pot, just add water, insert the wicking straw into the soil, and watch your plants thrive! The wicking cord can keep plants hydrated for up to 3 weeks, if needed.

The POTR vase is sent through the letterbox, then springs into life, as soon as you open it. It contains a little silicone and is tall and stable enough to hold a litre of water to support a full bouquet of flowers. The soft silicone rim is kind to flower stems.

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