made of bamboo
'not just bamboo' is a Danish social impact company, founded by longtime friends Martin Elsøe Jensen and Frantz Byrch Pedersen. Martin and Frantz are also founders of 'not just a bottle', established in 2015 to fulfill their own needs for a sustainable, unique and reusable drinking bottle. |
After the success of not just a bottle and the growing interest in bamboo products, 'not just bamboo' was launched; offering conscious consumers a larger range of sustainably sourced bamboo and eco related products.
Why the name? Your purchase also helps to diminish the shocking and saddening use of plastic and single use plastic products, which pollutes our oceans and our atmosphere, which impacts everyone’s health on a global scale.
What do we do? Our innovative bottle 'Bamboo SPORT' was created and developed by Frantz, and is the world's first handcrafted one-piece bamboo bottle with a re-usable silicone inlay and lid. Each individual bottle is hand drilled in local Vietnamese homes, using skills passed down through families, like below picture of a father and son. |
Why we do it? Our mission is to provide access to safe filtered drinking water in 1st, 2nd and 3rd world countries. We have from November 2017 till December 2018 built 10 electricity free, self-sustaining and sustainable rainwater filtration projects in Vietnam. Those projects have provided 1600 students, teachers and families access to safe and clean drinking water in Vietnam. You can read more here |
Why Vietnam? Ever the explorer, the Vietnamese appreciation, attention to details and smiling eyes, reminded Frantz of his trip to Mount Everest Base Camp back in 2012 - his fascination with Vietnam means he continues to build strong ties with the families he meets along the way. |