WAVE OF CHANGE

60 tons of plastic collected

WAVE OF CHANGE

Turning the tide on ocean waste

In July of 2024 we joined forces with Waste Free Oceans to build a floating barrier on the Feza River in Tanzania. Our mission – to stop waste before it reached the ocean.

“We are excited to collaborate with Eco Eyewear to bring this solution to Dar es Salaam’s Feza River. Together, we are taking meaningful action to reduce plastic waste and foster a more sustainable future,” said Alexandre Dangis, President of Waste Free Oceans.

In the fall of 2022, we sponsored clean-ups along the Ozama and Isabela rivers in the Dominican Republic. 10 tons of plastic were prevented from reaching the Caribbean Sea – reducing the amount of microplastic harming both marine wildlife and ecosystems. Watch our mini-documentary from the clean-up and follow our work for a better future.

TURN THE TIDE ON OCEAN WASTE

Our partners at Waste Free Ocean coordinate waste reduction efforts, raise awareness about marine litter and supports companies in creating new products from recycled ocean plastic. Together with them, we're collecting, recycling, and reusing plastic that simply does not belong in the sea – and turning it into sustainable eyewear.

Recycled Ocean plastic

Frames made from recycled ocean plastics

Recycled ocean plastic

Frames made from recycled ocean plastics

From trash to treasure

We believe in reusing over rejecting. Luckily for us, that makes our Ocean plastic frames only three steps away. This is what we do:

Collect
Together with local fishermen, plastic fishing nets, ropes, and litter are collected from the ocean.
Process
The raw material goes to a processing center where it’s sorted, cleaned, shredded, dried, and prepped.
Create
The prepped material is treated with a stabilizer (making it recyclable!) and then turned into plastic granules, ready to be molded into frames.

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