Recycled Bike Tube Belt - The Ballard

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The Ballard Belt is made from reclaimed bike tubes!  The belts are made with one tube wrapped around another to create four layers of rubber.  The highlight stitching allows the belt to stretch just enough for comfort, but the rubber construction ensures the belt won’t stretch out permanently over time. This upcycled product is vegan, leather-free and includes a sharp looking, removable brushed steel buckle.           

Recycled Bike Tube Belt features:                       

  • Constructed from durable, water resistant upcycled bicycle inner tubes  (90% of product is from upcycled materials)             
  • Belt height 1.25 – 1.5 inches               
  • Removable brushed steel buckle included
  • Available in various stitching colors and sizes

About Alchemy Goods: Like medieval alchemists who sought to turn lead into gold, Alchemy Goods, a Seattle based company, turns “useless” stuff like blown-out inner tubes and old seatbelts into stylish and urban bags, belts and wallets. AG doesn’t just recycle, they upcycle by reclaiming materials that are perceived to be of lesser value and turn it into something of greater value. So far they’ve spared landfills and reclaimed over 400,000 inner tubes (and counting). All their materials are sorted, cut, cleaned and prepped in their Seattle workshop and assembled in local sewing shop.

Important to note is that Alchemy Goods is a Certified B Corporation which means it has been certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance. In 2013 AG received the special honor by B Corp as one the Best of the Best for Environmental Impact by scoring in the top 10% of all B Corps for overall social and environmental impact. Click here to learn more about B Corps.