TRANSFORMING LOST FISHING NETS and ocean plastic RECOVERED FROM The UK'S COAST
Sustainable gift ideas made from ocean plastic for environmentalists and lovers of the ocean
TOGETHER, WE CAN CREATE A CLEANER OCEAN AND PROTECT MARINE WILDLIFE.
In less than century since its creation, plastic in its myriad of forms can be found in every marine environment: from lost or discarded fishing nets – called ghosts nets – threatening to entangle wildlife in the depths of the ocean; to micro-plastics which are so small they mimic sand grains on the beach.
We at Behaviour Change Cornwall research and put into practice ways to change our collective relationship with the underwater world, trying in a small way to change our society from consuming into change-making.
We’re committed to cleaning our coast. Every piece of plastic from the biggest trawl net to the tiniest micro-pellet is recovered from the environment by our team.
Every piece of plastic is traced from the moment we recover it to the moment you, our customers receive it as a finished creation.
Using 100% ocean waste doesn’t mean we make rubbish products.
Our products are the opposite of mass-produced. No two can ever be exactly alike as they are made from a mix of plastics and nets never able to be replicated. You couldn’t make our items from virgin plastic if you tried.
We see our customers as supporters, as without them we couldn’t do what we do.
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"Thanks all. They look great. Made from net found in the same bay we had our first date engraved with the google map short code of the exact location of our first kiss."
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"We have just heard from our granddaughter and she’s thrilled to bits with her new bracelet and said she’s never going to take it off!
I cannot thank you enough for all your efforts and I know that she will be visiting Kynance Cove when she visits Cornwall with her family in a few weeks time!
Thanking you again for making a young lady very happy and for all the special work that you do."
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"So pleased with the bracelets and delighted with the key ring!! Many thanks. So glad Indie the wildlife guide on hebrides cruises told us about your work. Best souvenier of the trip by far!
Many thanks and keep up the good work."
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"I wanted to thank you for sending the bracelets. It was a wonderful gift, and she enjoyed it very much. Thank you so much for that!"
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"Just arrived and sits well with my Looe Bay original I purchased several years ago. Thanks guys!"
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"My bracelet has just arrived - what a great idea and in a nice little box. I hope you are very successful."
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"Thank you so much, it's perfect! I will definitely be ordering again. Fits perfect, let's save the ocean a bracelet at a time."
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"I have been coming down to Cornwall and for the past 18 months I have been buying your products. I absolutely love them and the meaning behind them. I have numerous products now and will continue to support you. The bracelets I have I adore and always get compliments."
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"What a fab idea, and a great souvenir of a brilliant trip."
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"Only went to Padstow for a week, end up with 3 bracelets. Love them, I'm obsessed. Thanks for what you're doing for local beaches."
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"Thank you for delivering my Sandymouth bracelet so quickly! Quality item which makes me smile. Can't wait to be back in Bude in April when I can walk along the coastal path to Sandymouth! it always makes me smile! I think you’re doing a fantastic job and I wanted to say a big thank you! Cornwall will always be my happy place and I now have apiece of it round my wrist to remind me of the great work you are doing."
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"Go well guys. Still have my Looe Bay bracelet from a few years back. No sign of any wear which is a testimony to the problem you guys are doing your best to solve by re-cycling in such an innovative way."
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"I bought my daughter one for Christmas. She loves it! Especially as it personalised. I also struggle to find anything small enough for her. Thank you so much ❤"
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"We got the coasters too and they're great! Always happy to support small businesses, especially ones that are doing good things to make the planet a little better."
J
"My Husband got a bracelet for his birthday (Charlestown Harbour) and he loves it! Thank you for doing a wonderful job."
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"Received our amazing bracelets today - thank you!. And thank you for your lovely handwritten message too - we have been coming to Looe every year since 1984 (my daughter was only 4) and it holds a very dear place in our hearts. I bought us the same bracelets to show the special bond between me and my daughter, our love for Cornwall and of course, it is such a wonderful cause."
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"My beautiful bracelet my Mum got for my birthday! We got matching ones. I’ve been coming to Cornwall since I was 4 and I was 41 yesterday! I picked one from Looe island as we always stayed in Talland bay as a kid and it holds a special place in my heart. I’ll wear it with pride and am telling all my fellow Cornwall lovers about it! Thanks so much and keep up the amazing work."
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"Amazing work that you're doing, thank you! My husband loves his Fistral bracelet that I gifted him for Christmas and hasn't taken it off."
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"Received! Thank you for getting it out so quickly, very grateful. "
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"Thanks so much for your amazing customer service again. The bracelet arrived in time for my son to give to his teacher. Amazing as always."
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"Thank you for the beach clean key ring, I am thrilled with it as will my son be! He lives in Cornwall and loves the sea, so it will really mean something to him. Well done on this initative!!"
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"Thank you so much for making the exchange easy."
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"Thank you so much for my partner's bracelet, she absolutely loves it."
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"Im looking forward to seeing what products you bring out in the future! I have your bracelets and coasters and have recommended you to friends who have purchased from you. Keep up the good work! It’s amazing 🤩"
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"I've bought a couple of these as gifts over the years for people and they're fantastic, really brilliant idea."
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"Bought these as Christmas presents for the fam and every one loves them, great quality catches much better than magnetic ones which I always seem to lose!!!"
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"Just received the bracelet I ordered. Love handmade jewellery and will definitely be back for more. I think cleaning up the ocean is a great cause so it's really good that I can spend money on something I like and help preserve marine life."
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"My wife and I have spent many special moments in Cornwall on holiday and eventually on honeymoon, and we've always celebrated those events with your ghost net bracelets, whether from your online store or in small shops around Cornwall; I even wore your St Just Kynace Cove bracelet throughout my wedding day to have a special piece of the Cornish coast at the place I asked my wife to marry me!"
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"We met you guys at a market in Devon and we’ve been wanting to purchase some bracelets for a while to support the mission :)
It took us a little longer but this week me and my partner are celebrating our first wedding anniversary and wanted to have a meaningful memory that’ll last as long as a fishing net (out of the water, of course!).
Keep up the cool work!"
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"I received the necklace and earrings today they look great - keeping them as a present for our wedding anniversary later this year."
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"Thank you so much. I love your jewellery and have bought a few bits and will be buying more. Such a good thing to do. "
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"Just wanted to say thanks for the bracelet - it arrived today and I love what you’ve done with it, thank you! Really stoked with it 🌊 I’m going to order a gylly beach one too as my lads at uni down there and thought what you’d done looked great 👍🏻 "
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"Met a young couple who collect nets and nylon line from the water and beaches. They make lovely jewelry. I got a turquoise bracelet. Have not taken it off since and shared your story many times."
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"Thank you so much for the hard work you are doing and the incredibly meaningful and high quality bracelets I have bought from you. These are truly unique and a great talking point when people ask about them. I look forward to buying more in the future."
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"I received the two bracelets I ordered from you. They were engraved with RIP Bruno.
They are both excellent and we are very pleased.
The note included really hit our hearts and it was very kind, Bruno was our 7 month old boxer puppy who suddenly died, leaving us totally devastated.
The bracelet is a way of keeping his memory alive and in our hearts, as he was such a big character.
Thank you again"
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"I recently purchased a couple of your bracelets and I’m really impressed with them! I have gone back to my workplace and told all my work mates about what you guys are doing."
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"My order of a Mawgan Porth beach bracelet has arrived & I love it! It’s for my Godson’s 16th birthday and he’s spent many happy holidays in Mawgan Porth so I’m sure he’s going to love it too."
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"I have kept meaning to write to say thank you so much - I received the shortened bracelet and I love it - it’s perfect now and I wear it all the time :-)"
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"Can’t wait for them to arrive, they’re the first Christmas gifts I’ve bought and my son particularly will love his."
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"Incredible work, proud to wear one of your bracelets."
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"I buy these often, perfect gifts for my family. It's a bit of home and we're raising awareness buying them and wearing them."
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"I have one of these bracelets from Cornwall. Great way to feel like we are a part of something."
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"I've bought several of these in recent times. They're fabulous, very well made and so important to our environment. Keep on doing what you're doing!"
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"Love these. Wear mine everyday and I've bought several for family members. It's a bit of home on my wrist. Such a great company, doing important work."
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"Bought one of your bracelets from the Nook in Tenby. What a great idea & good cause. I will certainly be buying other items & following your organisation :)"
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"Thanks so much, we love our bracelets and coasters! We have gifted them to everyone in our family."
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"I wish to convey my most sincere appreciation for your efforts in the pursuit of combating the scourge of ocean plastic. It has been a delight and privilege to support you through the purchase of two bracelets recently. On the most recent, the Looe Island braided bracelet, I wish to offer particular praise as this has instantly become one of my favourites. I trust you will offer similar from different locations in the future as I’m sure it will be a hit."
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"I am passionate about your cause and follow you avidly. I spend a lot of time in Coverack and have a bracelet from the beach there, which I have worn constantly for the last 18 months (I’ve taken it off once!) and have bought friends and family bracelets from other beaches."
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"Thank you very much for exchanging my bracelet. It arrived this morning and is perfect. Please carry on with your wonderful work."
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"I was bought one for my birthday and love it so much, I want a couple more and one for my husband."
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"Just wanted to say I love love my bracelet and anklet ❤️❤️❤️"
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"I just received the bracelet - thank you!!! It fits perfectly and it is looovely. Such a great memento! I shall wear it night and day."
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"I have a Marazion one and love it.
Will definitely be buying more"
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"I have bought many of these. You are a wonderful company, doing wonderful work. Proud to wear your bracelets."
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"Wear my Padstow bracelet most days! Always get a few comments."
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"Received our order today. Very fast service and lovely packaging. Thank you soo much."
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"Got the bracelet yesterday.. it’s perfect.."
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"Thank you so much for your prompt and excellent service. The bracelet is the perfect Christmas present for my teenage SUP mad granddaughter."
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"I personally wear 3 of the bracelets and have bought another 3 as gifts, they are so unique, and super well made...👏"
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"Wanted to say a big thank you for sending my latest purchase so quickly. So appreciative."
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"Mine arrived yesterday, it's perfect thanks so much 😍 xxx."
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"Bracelet arrived in the post today. Really pleased. Excellent service, lovely items and would not hesitate to recommend. Very grateful for everything."
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"I’ve got Looe Island but my tail is silver love it Looe is my happy place 😊"
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"I’ve just ordered it. Thanks for such a fantastic project and all your products, I absolutely love it!"
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"I’ve bought a whale tail bracelet from you before and don’t take it off! I love it, and it’s a talking point."
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"I love the work you are doing - it's great to be able to support it."
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"I just wanted to message as I'd recently purchased a necklace from you for a wedding. I'd been searching for WEEKS for the right piece and colour, and for someone that rarely wears jewellery, it had to be very specific. I absolutely love my necklace and it got commented one by a few people at the wedding, which, aptly was held in St Ives, Cornwall. I'd already fallen in love with the necklace but to know the wedding was in Cornwall and I was supporting recovery of plastic waste from your beautiful beaches, it felt absolutely perfect. So, thank you! I've worn it every day since since wedding and feel proud to support the work you do."
J
"A great few days down in Cornwall last week.
One of the highlights was discovering inspiring local businesses doing meaningful work along the coastline, like Behaviour Change Cornwall – tackling ghost fishing gear and ocean plastics and turning them into something positive. It’s exactly the kind of initiative that makes you stop and think about the impact we can all have.
Trips like this are always a good reminder of why protecting our oceans matters, not just for business, but for the places and moments we value most."
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"Bought a bracelet today at the lizard made from net from Kynance. I love it. Thank you"
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"I love my Behaviour Change bracelet - I’ve worn it every day for almost a year and it still looks like new. Lots of compliments on it too!"
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"A huge thank you for the bracelet. It arrived this morning and it’s perfect! I know Emily will be chuffed.
I appreciate your communication."
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"I would love to say a huge thank you. It has arrived to my boyfriend and he loves it thank you so much. Many thanks a happy customer"
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"For my birthday, I was gifted a wonderful turquoise bracelet made by Sam from Polperro Harbour. I love it! Thanks Sam…Keep up the fab work"
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"Just to let you know that my bracelet has arrived, and I’m really pleased with it."
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"I would just like to let you know that I have received my bracelets and I love them very much!! Thank you for everything:)"
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"This morning I ordered a bracelet from Kynance Cove for my Granddaughter Maggie. I know she’ll love it as she is passionate about the sea and all its creatures, particularly whales and wants to be a scientist and help save our oceans even though she’s only 8 years old!"
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"Great customer service and quality workmanship. I made a mistake with my postcode so was not delivered by royal mail. It was returned to Behaviour change and they kindly sent it back to me with the correct postcode without any additional charge. Highly recommend business with integrity."
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