Plastic Bottles

With a shockingly low global recycle rate of 13%, recycled plastic bottles are an excellent material to use. Not only are they durable, but they reduce the amount of waste to landfill and reduce the requirement for plastic production. On average, the frames made from this material that we use are made from 5 plastic bottles.

The journey begins in recycling facilities, where the plastic bottles are sorted, washed and chopped into flakes. The flakes are then blended, melted and turned into pre-recycled granules aka rPET. This rPET is the raw material that allows glasses production to occur. With modern 3D printing methods, this rPET soon becomes shaped into a stylish pair of glasses or sunglasses.