BecoStep
$24.99 |
This eco-friendly step stool is made from waste plant material (bamboo and rice husks), making it sustainable to produce and even biodegradable when you've finished with it. Although the step is eco-friendly, it has been designed with the child's safety as a number one priority. Available in three colours, the BecoStep looks perfect in the bathroom alongside the BecoPotty. It is also great in the kitchen for your little helper.
As it's made from a bamboo & rice husk plastic, it is heavier than most other step stools, which means it is more stable and less likely to topple over. Additionally, the wide base is supported by rubber strips on the feet, which prevents the step from moving around the bathroom floor. Raised contours on the top of the BecoStep give the child much more grip. All this makes the step up to the sink eco-friendly and safe.
As it's made from a bamboo & rice husk plastic, it is heavier than most other step stools, which means it is more stable and less likely to topple over. Additionally, the wide base is supported by rubber strips on the feet, which prevents the step from moving around the bathroom floor. Raised contours on the top of the BecoStep give the child much more grip. All this makes the step up to the sink eco-friendly and safe.
 | A BecoStep starts life as bamboo waste and rice husks, which are leftover materials from farming.
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 | These natural plant fibres are taken and ground into a fine powder.
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 | By adding a biodegradable resin and pressing the powder in a hot mould, a BecoStep is born.
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After you've used your BecoStep, why not use it again for something else. We've come up with a few ideas but because we all like spending time in the garden, our favourite is to turn your step stool into a plant plot and call it the BecoPlanter.
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All Becothings have been designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible. This means they don’t just look at functionality, they also study product life cycles. Things like potties often end up in landfill sites, so it’s important that we plan ahead. With the right materials and the right design, the goal is to have as little environmental impact as possible.
The Becothings plastic replacement made from natural plant fibres is actually a biocomposite, which means it is a mix of biodegradable materials.
Around 80% of the material is made up of fibres from bamboo and rice husks. Rice husks are a by-product of rice production, so it is a great material to use as it is normally thrown away! Although you might picture bamboo as tall thin trees, it is actually a breed of grass and so grows incredibly fast. This means all the bamboo used can be sustainably grown.
Both these materials are mixed with a resin created from amino acids. It is this resin that bonds all the fibres together. Importantly, it also allows the mix to break down. When you place a plant fibre product in warm, damp conditions, like a compost heap or buried in the ground, the resin will start to break down. This in-turn allows the fibres to break down, and eventually the product will fully biodegrade away. This process will usually take around 2 to 3 years depending on the environmental conditions.
Packaging:
Our daily lives are full of cardboard. It comes as packaging in almost everything we buy. It is actually made up of cellulose fibres that are created from wood pulp. Sadly this means fresh cardboard requires cutting down trees. Fortunately cardboard is fairly easy to recycle, so by using recycled cardboard we can help save our forests! The other great feature of recycled cardboard is that it is biodegradable. This means that the packaging used by Becothings is not only easy to recycle, but also safe if it does ever end up in a landfill.
