Our Impact

Recycled Textiles

We use Recycled Polyester (RePET) to manufacture all our products that require fabric. This polyester is made from certified post-consumer recycled plastic bottles and other pre-consumer waste. This offsets the use of new petroleum, emits fewer greenhouse gases, and uses much less energy.
or less water and much less energy.
We also use recycled nylon. This recycled nylon thread is made by recycling pre-consumer industrial waste, also offsetting the use of petroleum.

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Other Materials

The “Water Hyacinth” or “Water Lilac” flower is another of the materials we use to make some of Ozeano Swimwear accessories.
Water hyacinth is an aquatic plant found in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. They are so numerous and grow so rapidly that, under the right conditions, they can double their reproduction in just five days. They are considered harmful plants due to their rapid reproduction and are also included on the list of the 100 most harmful invasive alien species in the world. For all these reasons, using them to make other materials is beneficial to the environment.
With the fiber from this plant, we make visors, purses, hats, among others.

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Color Process

To give color to our fabric, we use the sublimation and textile printing process, which does not use water.

Unlike textile dyeing, which is highly polluting due to the amount of waste it generates, these types of prints do not release color.

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Our Allies

We carefully select our suppliers and are proud to work with companies that employ sustainable practices. These companies, in turn, work with factories certified for consumer safety and sustainable production processes, such as the use of natural gas for dyeing, wastewater recycling, and antibacterial and anti-allergenic finishes for all types and the use of fibers made from recycled materials.
They have various in-house practices where they reuse fabric scraps to tie bolts, use recycled cardboard, and work with companies that use electric semi-trailers, among others.
All Ozeano Swimwear products are manufactured in the Dominican Republic, utilizing diverse local workshops and artisan communities in various regions of the country. We ensure long-standing relationships with our suppliers to guarantee quality and, above all, to maintain the feeling of family.

All our packaging is eco-friendly

  • Kraft Paper Bag

    This paper is the least harmful product to the environment. Using recycled paper bags guarantees no deforestation.

  • Tissue Paper

    Made with certified paper from a responsibly and sustainably managed forest and supply chain. Printed with soy ink, a renewable resource and an eco-friendly alternative to petroleum-based inks.

  • Kraft Cardboard Box

    Made of cardboard, a recyclable material, thus helping to ensure the preservation of trees and the environment. Certified by Forest for All Forever.

  • Compostable Mailers

    Made from a combination of PBAT, a compostable bio-based polymer, and PLA, which is composed of plant-based materials like regular field corn and wheat straw. The bags are certified by leading global authorities.

OZEANO SWIMWEAR B CERTIFIED

This means it meets the highest standards in social and environmental performance, transparency, and corporate responsibility. The certifying organization is Sistema B, a foundation that has been a global partner of B Lab since 2012, promoting B Corps and other economic actors in Latin America and the Caribbean to build a new economy in which success and financial benefits incorporate social and environmental well-being, using business as a force for good.

Certified B Corporations strive to be the best companies in the world.

REEF CHECK RD

We donate 1% of our sales to the Reef Check Dominican Republic Foundation to help preserve our marine ecosystems.

Reef Check Dominican Republic engages community members, government institutions, the academic and private sectors, and celebrities in a global initiative to reverse the serious crisis currently affecting coral reefs.