Hero image of fisherman on boat working with nylon fishing nets.

How it works

Our Journey

To Start A Sea Change,

To Start A

Sea Change,

One Net at a time

Sourcing

Joining Forces With Fisheries
to Capture End-Of-Life Nets

Joining Forces With Fisheries to Capture End-Of-Life Nets

The fishing communities we work with are not the problem—they’re part of the solution. By turning in worn and torn fishing nets for recycling, fishermen are helping keep one of the most harmful forms of plastic pollution out of the ocean.

Our collection program now operates across 9 countries: Chile, Peru, Panama, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, the US, Seychelles, and Japan. It’s a joint effort between communities that care deeply for the sea.

Two people collecting fishing nets and loading them on a truck.

Worker looking at all the fishing nets collected on truck.

Fisherman collecting fishing nets on his boat.

Fisherman in waterproof jackets working with fishing nets at sea.

Man and a woman working together sorting fishing nets.

People surrounding a crate full of material.

Processing

Empowering

The NetPlus recycling program supports cleaner and stronger coastal communities with employment, non-profit funding, and improved waste infrastructure.

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Empowering

The NetPlus recycling program supports cleaner and stronger coastal communities with employment, non-profit funding, and improved waste infrastructure.

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Empowering

The NetPlus recycling program supports cleaner and stronger coastal communities with employment, non-profit funding, and improved waste infrastructure.

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Collecting

Bureo enables fishermen around the world to responsibly return end-of-life nets through an incentivized recycling program.

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Collecting

Bureo enables fishermen around the world to responsibly return end-of-life nets through an incentivized recycling program.

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Collecting

Bureo enables fishermen around the world to responsibly return end-of-life nets through an incentivized recycling program.

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Processing

Nets are sorted, cleaned, shredded, and packed at Bureo facilities before heading to Bureo’s recycling partners.

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Processing

Nets are sorted, cleaned, shredded, and packed at Bureo facilities before heading to Bureo’s recycling partners.

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Processing

Nets are sorted, cleaned, shredded, and packed at Bureo facilities before heading to Bureo’s recycling partners.

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Recycling

Through an advanced depolymerization process, nets are broken down and reformed into NetPlus nylon pellets.

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Recycling

Through an advanced depolymerization process, nets are broken down and reformed into NetPlus nylon pellets.

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Recycling

Through an advanced depolymerization process, nets are broken down and reformed into NetPlus nylon pellets.

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Spinning

NetPlus nylon pellets are extruded into high-quality yarns ready to be woven into a range of performance fabrics.

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Spinning

NetPlus nylon pellets are extruded into high-quality yarns ready to be woven into a range of performance fabrics.

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Spinning

NetPlus nylon pellets are extruded into high-quality yarns ready to be woven into a range of performance fabrics.

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Innovating

Fabrics made with NetPlus nylon meet rigorous standards to ensure durability and performance for brand partners.

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Innovating

Fabrics made with NetPlus nylon meet rigorous standards to ensure durability and performance for brand partners.

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Innovating

Fabrics made with NetPlus nylon meet rigorous standards to ensure durability and performance for brand partners.

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Empowering

The NetPlus recycling program supports cleaner and stronger coastal communities with employment, non-profit funding, and improved waste infrastructure.

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Collecting

Bureo enables fishermen around the world to responsibly return end-of-life nets through an incentivized recycling program.

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Processing

Nets are sorted, cleaned, shredded, and packed at Bureo facilities before heading to Bureo’s recycling partners.

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Recycling

Through an advanced depolymerization process, nets are broken down and reformed into NetPlus nylon pellets.

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Spinning

NetPlus nylon pellets are extruded into high-quality yarns ready to be woven into a range of performance fabrics.

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Innovating

Fabrics made with NetPlus nylon meet rigorous standards to ensure durability and performance for brand partners.

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Here’s a quick glimpse at the production of fabrics made with NetPlus recycled nylon.

The NetPlus Process, From Port to Product

We believe the only way to build a truly sustainable supply chain that benefits local communities is to empower local workers. This way, we can ensure the solutions and systems we implement are designed for long-term impact.

Traceability

A Transparent Supply Chain,
From Net Collection Through Recycling

Unlike other recycled materials on the market, we stand by the traceability of NetPlus material. Fishing nets are tracked from their original source through recycling, so brands have assurance that their products contain 100% post-consumer recycled fishing net.