VOYA Organic Beauty, leading global luxury and sustainable lifestyle brand is pleased to announce the new partnership with Plastic Bank, launching January 2023.
VOYA offers a revolutionary range of results-driven seaweed-based facial and body products, using extracts from seaweed that VOYA sustainably hand-harvest on the west coast of Ireland. With a rich heritage in seaweed bathing, a tradition that is over 300 years old, VOYA creates a range of organic skincare products and spa treatments that are sustainable yet effective.
Since the brand’s inception in 2006, founders Mark and Kira Walton have fostered the belief that “There Must Be A Better Way”, a mission that runs through VOYA’s employees, products, business operations and partnerships, as VOYA continuously seek to improve their eco-efforts and sustainability.
“We are delighted to be partnering with Plastic Bank. They are globally recognised as leaders and innovators in plastic recycling, and we hope to make a measurable environmental and social difference through our partnership with them," said VOYA M.D Mark Walton. "VOYA’s commitment to sustainability is born from our heritage and our love and respect for the ocean. As plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to our waters, threatening ecosystems and harming biodiversity, VOYA are committed to finding a better way surrounding plastic use, including supporting enterprises like Plastic Bank.
VOYA’s latest partnership with Plastic Bank is a great addition to their environmentally friendly practices and partnerships; from sustainable seaweed harvesting and packaging, to existing partnerships with the Soil Association, World Land Trust and Seal Rescue Ireland.
This January VOYA will partner with Plastic Bank, supporting their mission to stop plastic before it enters the ocean. The equivalent of one garbage truck full of plastic enters the ocean every minute, and by 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.
About Plastic Bank
Plastic Bank is a social enterprise working to stop plastic from entering the ocean. Plastic Bank has ethical plastic collection branches within 50 kilometres of coastlines and waterways. The collection community members gather plastic waste directly from local beaches, riverbanks, neighbourhoods, and even households.
Plastic Bank currently operates in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, and the Philippines, working towards franchise-based expansion in Cameroon and Thailand. VOYA’s story is one of Innovation, Integrity, and Respect for the Sea. For over 10 years, VOYA has led the way for results-driven, certified organic skincare worldwide.
Created on the West Coast of Ireland by the Walton family, the skincare and body care line evolved from the widely acclaimed family-run seaweed baths in Strandhill, Co. Sligo which first opened in 1912. As the reputation of the baths spread, the idea was born to help visitors to create a similar experience at home.
The family combined their knowledge of the therapeutic properties of their hand-picked, wild seaweed with the expertise of highly skilled natural cosmetic scientists, marine biologists and dermatologists from around the world to create VOYA.
Harnessing the unique restorative, healing and anti-ageing properties of seaweed, blended with the purest active organic ingredients and essential oils into exceptional skincare and body care products rich in antioxidants, the Walton Family have launched VOYA in 46 countries into some of the world’s leading Spas.
“VOYA is a like-minded partner that shares our enthusiasm for saving the ocean, commitment to sustainability, and passion for wellness. By partnering with companies who authentically share our purpose, we empower people with products that are making a positive impact in the world," said Plastic Bank.
As well as environmental impact, Plastic Bank supports social change by empowering communities in vulnerable coastal areas with high rates of plastic pollution and poverty. Members of collection communities exchange plastic waste at local collection branches for secure income and life-improving benefits that include access to health, work and life insurance, social assistance, digital connectivity, and fintech services.
Members are registered through the PlasticBank® app powered by Alchemy™, a blockchain-secured platform that records every transaction, enables traceable collection, secures income, and verifies reporting. Collected plastic is reprocessed through partner processors and is reborn as Social Plastic® feedstock, which is used in the manufacturing of products and packaging, helping to give new life old plastic.
VOYA are proud to have made several commitments as of part their Ocean Steward partnership with Plastic Bank. Over the next two years, VOYA pledges to stop the equivalent of over 2 million single-use plastic bottles from entering the ocean in collaboration with Plastic Bank. This is equivalent to over 45,000 kg of plastic and means for every VOYA product sold, VOYA will help to prevent 3 plastic bottles from entering the ocean.
