A new housewares brand, Renew by Trinity, is taking what it describes as a “planet-first” approach to home décor, furnishings, kitchen accessories and pet items in response to growing concerns about environmental sustainability.
The company unveiled its first collection in March at The Inspired Home Show, featuring artisan-crafted products made from reclaimed bamboo chopsticks. Globally, 1.5 billion single-use bamboo chopsticks are discarded weekly, amounting to 5.4 trillion annually, said Renew. Committed to upcycling, the company addresses this waste by converting the discarded materials into functional pieces like serving boards, coasters, tables (coffee, end and console), modular shelving, shoe benches and more.
The approach reduces waste and conserves natural resources. Each product comes with detailed environmental impact metrics, showcasing the number of chopsticks reclaimed and pounds of CO2 avoided through its production. For example, each Gather + Graze Serving Board reclaims 265 chopsticks, equating to 28.44 pounds of CO2 avoided.
“Sustainability is at the core of our business model,” said CEO Cze-Chao Tam. “With Renew, there is a huge opportunity to create real impact at scale.”
Renew sources the chopsticks from its partner, ChopValue, a certified B Corporation committed to “urban harvesting” single-use chopsticks from a network of restaurants across the USA and Canada, said the company. The partnership was made to reduce transportation-related CO2 emissions, material and water waste. Renew’s technology, paired with ChopValue’s processing allows the chopsticks to transform into an engineered performance material.
Renew’s debut collection launched on July 1.
