wyatt & jack: sustainable bags and accessories from salvaged bouncy castles and inflatables
A sustainable British Brand, making bags and accessories from inflatables, up cycled vintage deckchair canvas and broken bouncy castles.
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Wyatt & Jack are a UK based sustainable brand, creating bags and accessories from salvaged bouncy castles, deckchair canvas and inflatables, since 2010.
So far as a company, we have swerved tonnes and tonnes of plastic and mixed fibre fabrics from landfill and also employ an ‘End of Life’ and ‘Repairs’ policy, to ensure we remain responsible for the products we create, even after they have reached the customer.
We post all our products in minimal, plastic free, recycled, recyclable and biodegradable packaging.
We make to order and carry minimum stock.
Our returns are resold on the sale rail of our online store at discounted value.
We employ 7 people, as an accredited living wage employer, in a rural area with high unemployment.
We work with and support other artists and independents on various ‘zero waste’ products, to ensure we are generating as little waste [from waste!] as possible.
In an effort to offset our carbon emissions, we subscribe to the Ecologi tree planting project and are currently investigating renewable energy options.
In 2018 we launched our Inflatable Amnesty, which allows the public to send us their broken inflatables, to avoid sending them to landfill, with the option of also having a bag made for themselves. This has built a community which also involves members of the public becoming collection points, so we can then arrange collection of fabrics in larger numbers. It has also enabled people to feel like they can positively contribute to a solution to the single use plastic problem.
We regularly hold bag auctions and give monies to charity, including through the sale of our collaborative collections, which are continual.
Website: https://www.wyattandjack.com/
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