In search of eco-friendly frame materials

Environmentalism is very much the zeitgeist today; whether in terms of the climate protests that have struck the globe’s cities in the past months or in growing consumer trends, being environmentally friendly has never been so high on the global agenda. Sustainability is part of this, and the desire to protect the environment by only taking what we can afford to from it has driven many to question how eco-friendly their purchases really are.

Producing frames for spectacles and sunglasses can be both unsustainable and incredibly wasteful, especially where cheap plastic sunglasses are concerned. But what are the alternatives to plastic, and what are frame manufacturers doing to respond to the growing call for sustainable materials in eyewear?

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