Our Sustainable Design Commitment
Since day one, our mission at Bluebonnet has been simple - to bring nature-inspired joy to daily essentials. This mission wouldn't be complete without a commitment to reducing our carbon footprint to help preserve the very world that brings us inspiration and life. Below are the three that categories we're investing in to fulfill our commitment.
Plastic-free Packaging
All of our items come with 100% plastic-free packaging in an effort to reduce plastic pollution. Every year, the world produces 380 million tons of plastic, with 89 percent of plastic in the ocean coming from single-use items like packaging.
Cactus Leather
Launching in 2024, we're bringing new colors to our Apple accessories line with the world's first highly sustainable and environmentally friendly organic material made of Nopal cactus in México. Cactus leather is often distinguished by its great softness at the touch while offering a great performance for a wide variety of applications and complying with the most rigorous quality and environmental standards. The aim is to offer cruelty-free, sustainable alternatives, without any toxic chemicals, phthalates and PVC.
— Cactus is a natural carbon reducer or "carbon sink" because it absorbs more harmful CO2 than it creates.
— Our cactus leather supplier is carbon negative: their 14 acre cactus farm absorbs 8,100 tons of CO2 per year while only generating 15.30 tons of CO2 annually.
— Sustainable harvesting ensures that only the mature leaves of the cactus are cut, allowing for repeat harvest every 6-8 months from the same plants.
— All cactus leather comes from a USDA-certified organic farming system
— Cactus naturally regenerates soil, helping improve ground-level health of our environment.
— Cactus is also water-efficient: it only takes 200 liters to grow one kilogram of cactus biomass, compared to 1000 liters (on average) to grow the same mass of other crops.
Biodegradable Natural Wheat Straw
We're on a mission to reduce harmful e-waste caused by the 6.84 billion global smartphone users globally. To help minimize negative impacts of long lifecycle plastics in the environment, we've designed our signature USB-C charging cable with natural biodegradable wheat straw made to last through 50,000+ bends.
We're only just getting started.
We would love to hear any feedback or new ideas that would allow us to design our products more sustainably.
Email us at howdy@bluebonnetcase.com