The Exeter Entrepreneur: Bazoo

Bazoo is an online e-commerce brand selling tree-free loo rolls made from FSC certified sustainable bamboo, shipped in 100% recycled, plastic-free packaging.

Co-founders Sanmarie Grobler (BA Liberal Arts) and Tom Trow (BSC Business Economics) launched the business with support and grant funding from the University of Exeter’s Student Start-up programme, part of SETsquared Exeter.

The company is committed to upholding the highest environmental standards, offsetting 200% of their carbon emissions, meaning they offset more carbon than they emit and every purchase contributes to physically removing emissions from the environment.

They further bolster their environmental credentials by partnering with UK-based sustainability charities, donating 10% of company profits to the Rainforest Trust UK and Just One Ocean.

Bazoo strives to raise awareness around environmental issues while offering a sustainable, convenient alternative to a common consumer staple and, in doing so, revolutionise consumer habits around toilet paper.