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Remember the sea horse swimming with a discarded cotton bud? The photograph was captured by Justin Hofman snorkeling along the reef near Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia and illustrates the shocking extent of pollution in our oceans. Or the sea turtle, who all too often confuses floating plastic for jellyfish or algae. Unfortunately, research suggests that 52% of the world’s turtles have eaten plastic waste at one time or another, some in alarming quantities according to a University of Tokyo study.  So why would we think the impact of plastic waste is confined to the wildlife on our shores.  Recent studies show that plastic is...

STRAP by Nutricare is one of only 23 winners of the New Hope Network 2021 Expo East NEXTY Award for outstanding new products in the natural products industry. STRAP bamboo sports and body tape won for Best New Sports Nutrition or Active Lifestyle Product.    NEXTY Awards are given to products that display outstanding innovation, inspiration and integrity. These products help drive the underlying goal of the natural products industry to deliver more healthful, trusted and sustainable products to consumers. STRAP was one of 78 finalists selected by a panel of natural products industry experts from more than 600 entries across 23 categories,...

PATCH truly resonates with kids and parents alike, which is why we’re thrilled to announce the extensions of our KIDS range including Unicorns, Elephants and Lion prints.  Founder and CEO James Dutton says of the new range "It's part of our DNA to listen intently to our customers, and the demand for some friends for Panda has been unprecedented! We're absolutely thrilled to extend our PATCH family, and hope that these little badges of honour will bring some smiles to faces around the globe". 

  You may have been introduced to Bamboo as an alternative material and fabric choice – but you may not know the exact details of why it’s the wonder plant it really is. As a company that’s surrounded by it daily (literally!), let us give you some insights… Often labelled as ‘the world’s most renewable material’, Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant in the world – reaching speeds of up to 35 in per day or at a rate of 0.00002 mph. (Guinness World Record, n.d.). What this means as a material source is that it easily keeps up...