2021 Edition

British sustainable design company Gomi is giving 50,000 battery cells from Lime’s London e-bikes a second life, by transforming them into beautiful, zero-waste portable bluetooth speakers – made from recycled plastic bag waste. Damaged Lime e-bike battery cells power 100% of the speakers, and the ultra-modern
marbled casing is created using 100% recycled plastic bag waste, which has been saved from landfill and incineration. Each battery cell is carefully removed, cleaned and rigorously tested for capacity, before being used to create the new range of speakers, which are available in four colours – Lime Green, Black Mono, Blue Ocean and Birthday Cake. The sleek design looks great at home, but the sound quality and 20 hour battery life also makes it perfect outdoors – the speakers come with a ‘repairs-for-life’ return service to ensure they never need to be thrown away unnecessarily. The partnership between Gomi and Lime will give more than 50,000 e-bike batteries a second life. The speakers originally launched on Kickstarter in March 2021, where they have been oversubscribed in preorders from all over the world.