WHAT WE DO
We produce a compact, sustainable cleanup bag. Our bag is manufactured in the USA and uses fabric made from recycled plastic bottles. This washable and easy-to-use mesh bag was developed so ocean lovers and outdoor enthusiasts can pick up some of the 5 trillion pieces of plastic that currently litter recreational areas and beaches around the world. With our bag, every day is a cleanup day! It serves as a physical reminder to pick up after ourselves and others when we go outside to enjoy nature.
WHO WE ARE
The Barrel Bag team is made up of a grassroots collaboration of passionate people working to make a difference in our world. We employ high school and college interns who are passionate about the environment, our oceans, and are seeking real work experiences. For example, on the right, the Redwood High School Surfrider Club hosted a cleanup event using Barrel Bag!
OUR MISSION
Our goal is to create a social movement to bring awareness to our environment and help eliminate litter pollution-particularly plastic – around the world. We provide the easiest way to store and remove litter from the land and coastal waterways by offering a co-brandable, compact, sustainable cleanup bag to outdoor enthusiasts. All profits are used to produce bags that can be distributed for free to schools for educational purposes. We produce high-quality, long-lasting bags that are made from recycled materials. Barrel Bag is a non-profit 501(c)(3).
About the Founder
In 2018 Tucker Grooms was a high school student and avid surfer who had a consistent history of giving back to his environment. He was an active Marin Search and Rescue team volunteer, participated alongside the Marin chapter of Surfrider Foundation, and volunteered with the non-profit, Surfworks, mentoring underprivileged kids about surfing and the importance of protecting our oceans and beaches. Then, Tucker embarked on a mission to develop and distribute 1 million Barrel Bags to beach-goers around the world.
The development of his beach cleanup bag was a natural progression of Tucker’s initiative and solution-oriented mindset. Tucker was continuously amazed by the growing amount of trash and plastic entering our oceans, harming sea life and dangerously contaminating our natural resources. His Barrel Bag movement began when he often found himself juggling his equipment with the trash he picked up on the way back to his car after surfing. He took matters into his own hands and created Barrel Bag, Inc. as a non-profit to be able to manufacture and distribute eco-friendly, compact, reusable beach clean-up bags to surfers and beach-goers in coastal communities around the world.
He hopes that Barrel Bags can serve as an everyday physical reminder to pick up after ourselves and others.
Tucker lives in Mill Valley, CA with his parents, brother, Chaos the yellow lab and Flash the French Bulldog. He is currently studying business at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
