The Client and Challenge

Tambay Cycling Hub

Tambay Cycling Hub was founded by Kevin Skinker in 2022 as a space not only for selling bikes and accessories. It is located near the Pasig River and has always embraced environmentally-conscious values.

The Design Challenge

Designing for a high-traffic, tool-heavy environment like a bike shop poses unique demands.

Shelving and display materials must be durable, moisture-resistant, and able to withstand wear from bike gear, tools, and customer activity. But Tambay’s challenge wasn’t just functional; it was philosophical. They sought interior elements that aligned with their environmental advocacy and community-first identity.

The global plastic pollution crisis demands more than short-term fixes; it calls for long-term, value- driven transformation. Riverrecycle is at the forefront of this shift, converting plastic waste from rivers into sustainable materials that support circular economies.

The Solution: RiverRecycle Boards

This collaboration had tangible outcomes on multiple levels. For Tambay Cycling Hub, it elevated the shop’s brand while enhancing the customer experience. Customers are not just browsing bikes they’re interacting with a space that models what sustainability looks like in practice. The visible use of Riverrecycle boards reinforces Tambay’s advocacy and builds customer trust through design integrity.

For Riverrecycle, Tambay represents a strategic demonstration project. As one of the first public-facing applications of Riverrecycle Boards in the Philippines, the shop becomes a living showroom for potential partners. It also validates the company’s core hypothesis: that sustainable materials, when locally sourced and meaningfully integrated, can compete with and even outperform conventional options in some aspects.

More broadly, the project contributes to environmental education. By embedding circular materials into a familiar, accessible context, the project shifts perceptions about waste. It demonstrates that the circular economy isn’t abstract, it’s right here, in the shelving of your neighborhood bike shop.

Riverrecycle invites partners across industries to explore how recycled materials can elevate both purpose and performance. As CEO Anssi Mikola puts it: “We must put capitalism to work for a cleaner and healthier future.”

This case study is not just a documentation; it’s a blueprint for action. The tools for transformation exist; we just need to use them.