The Mal-Mate® gives Aussie milk bottles a second life..

While, we may not be perfect, we aim to be as transparent as possible with our manufacturing processes. We are learning along the way and doing our best to make the most informed decisions and continuously improve!


More details on materials:

  • Cradle and wheel what you see in the cream colour

    Made from marLENE® HDPE 003, a natural high density polyethylene made from recycled post-consumer HDPE (aka your old milk bottles!)
    This material suits the Mal-Mate® due to it’s durability and strong mechanical strength as well as it’s circular properties.

  • Soft rubber grip and tyre tred

    Made from TC5GPN, a Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE)
    While this TPE is not recycled, it was chosen as it can still be recycled at the end of it’s life at our manufacturing facility, and turned into a new Mal-Mate®. This material was chosen due to it’s soft touch surface and durable yet flexible mechanical properties.
    TC5GPN is also halogen free and still a safer and more eco-friendly choice than others.

  • Adjustable strap

    Made from recycled nylon webbing excluding trims (we’re working on it!)
    The adjustable strap can be recycled at the end of its life too!

As surfers, we understand the huuuge impact plastic pollution has on our planet and the oceans we love to play in!

It didn’t sit right with us to just contribute to the problem. So, materials were considered carefully to ensure we’re creating a circular product and taking responsibility for our plastic waste.

The main cradle and wheel are made from marLENE® HDPE 003, a high performance plastic sourced exclusively from 100% post-consumer recycled Australian milk bottles, processed and manufactured onshore in Melbourne.

The Mal-Mate® is proudly manufactured on the Gold Coast Australia, giving us complete visibility over production and ensuring excellent quality control.

Any faulty units (We do our best, but we’re only human), end-of-life products, and excess material from production can be collected and remade into new wheels on-site. Closing the loop and minimising waste.