Hi! We are Fred and Diego, co-founders of Bali Boo. We met towards the end of 2015 while we were roommates living in the same house in Bali. We had both been traveling through Asia for some years and had decided to settle down in this beautiful island we now call home without really knowing what the future would bring our way.

Unfortunately, plastic waste is sadly an everyday reality in Bali. You can easily see it floating in the ocean, washing up on the beaches, and polluting the beautiful rice-fields. Being nature lovers and surfers, we became even more in contact and aware of this problem.

We are firm believers of the motto that says ‘think global, act local’ but we like to add a small ‘but act global too!’ to it. That is why at Bali Boo we work closely with local communities by creating opportunities for those that need them most. To preserve the traditional handicrafts that have been around for centuries and that are unfortunately starting to be forgotten by newer generations. We actively seek to employ mostly women, and purposefully work with women-led organizations, because the weight of their households normally relies on them. By empowering women, we impulse the community around them too. All this is done to create beautiful products that will create an local and global impact. So that our planet can remain healthy, and the people in it happy.

We are committed to the customers, like you, that trust us by buying our products, but also to the people that help us make them the best they can be.

Our mission is to help eradicate single-use plastic waste from our planet while creating a real positive impact that improves the lives of those that need it most. That is why we’ve set up the #TheEarthSaysThanks project, in which we give away thousands of bamboo straws every month to local restaurants in Bali who can’t afford to go green. We hope you will join us in our quest because with your help, and the help of those around you, we will be able to do it!