misson
To be a pioneering leader in shaping a waste-free future, by offering customers tools to embrace sustainable living; nourishing the earth, not burdening it.
vision
būmi empowers a waste-free future by transforming what was once waste into earth-nourishing, sustainable products that replace single-use plastics.
Ross Chiles has spent his career at the forefront of global product innovation. Witnessing the long-term environmental toll of unsustainable single-use plastics, he became determined to find a better path.
His vision was clear: a circular system that takes from the earth only to give back, transforming plant materials into microbe-edible solutions that work like plastic. Every būmi product is designed to return cleanly to the earth after use, not burden it.
From this vision, būmi was born — a pioneering company committed to building a waste-free future.
Meet Our Team
ross chiles
Founder
mike smiley
CFO
isaac partridge
CSO/Co-Founder
isaac.partridge@bumiearth.com
greg darlington
board member
Sydney Chiles
Creative director
sydney.chiles@bumiearth.com
Justice Read
business development manager
justice.read@bumiearth.com
mackenzie crawford
sales operations manager
mackenzie.crawford@bumiearth.com
milena pico
operations assistant
milena.pico@bumiearth.com
alex jensen
marketing intern
alex.jensen@bumiearth.com
we'd love to hear from you!
join our būmi community of working to end microplastics and play a role in helping us build a waste-free future
sales@bumiearth.com