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See a Brighter Future With These 8 Sustainable Optical and Sunglasses
Envision a more sustainable future for fashion — and the world — with the right pair of eco-friendly glasses.
The sustainable eyewear brands in this guide use materials like upcycled plastic, reclaimed skateboards, bamboo, and plant-based biodegradable acetate.
And, you’ll see that many of these brands have a number of other sustainable practices, such as take-back programs, local production, thoughtful packaging, inclusive hiring practices, and donation initiatives.
A far cry from most sunglasses, which are usually made cheaply from virgin petroleum-based plastic and are destined to break after a couple of months!
Note that this guide includes partners and affiliates. As always, brands featured meet strict standards for sustainability and are brands we love — and that we think you’ll love, too.
1. Sunski
With eco-friendly sunglasses made out of recycled materials and shipped in plastic-free packaging, Sunski is mindful of their resource use throughout their supply chain.
Conscious Qualities: Recycled Materials, Plastic-Free Packaging, Lifetime Warranty
Price: $48 – $98 | Categories: Sunglasses & Blue Light Glasses, Alpine Sunglasses
2. MONC
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For sleek glasses designed to last a lifetime, take a look at MONC’s optical glasses and sunglasses. Each pair of MONC glasses are made from carefully sourced materials and thoughtfully made by a small team of craftspeople in Italy.
Conscious Qualities: Slow-Made, Ethical Production
Price: $240-316 | Categories: Optical & Sunglasses
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3. Woodze
Woodze has sustainable sunglasses with polarized and non-polarized options made from materials like recycled skateboards, wood, and cellulose acetate. You can also send back your Woodze sunglasses back to the brand to be recycled, too!
Conscious Qualities: Reclaimed Materials, Locally Made, Small-Batch Production
Price: $95-$115 | Category: Sunglasses
4. SeaClean
Glasses USA actually has an impressive eco-friendly eyeglasses collection. The sustainable eyewear collection, called SeaClean, is made from 100% upcycled plastic bottles and is also 100% recyclable. (Also check out Glasses USA’s bamboo eyewear collection.)
Conscious Qualities: Recycled Materials, Donation Initiative
Price: $98+ | Categories: Optical & Sunglasses
5. Panda
Panda makes their sustainable sunglasses frames entirely from FSC-certified bamboo and each pair also comes in a bamboo case! Bamboo not only grows rapidly, but it’s self-regenerating, needs less water, and produces more oxygen than other woods. (Check out more on bamboo here.)
Conscious Qualities: Sustainable Materials, Donation Initiative
Price: $120-$125 | Category: Sunglasses
6. Ozeano
Australian eyewear brand Ozeano handcrafts sustainable eyeglasses and sunglasses made from certified biodegradable, plant-based acetate locally in Australia. Each pair comes in an organic cotton pouch and FSC-certified cork carrying case, plus a organic cotton cleaning cloth.
Conscious Qualities: Sustainable Materials, Eco-Friendly Case & Packaging, Take-Back Program, Donation Initiative
Price: $199-$274 | Categories: Optical & Sunglasses
7. Dick Moby
Amsterdam-based sustainable eyewear brand Dick Moby has eyeglasses and sunglasses made from biodegradable plant-based acetate, recycled acetate, or recycled metal, depending on the collection. Each pair of glasses from Dick Moby also comes in a recycled leather case and rPET pouch.
Conscious Qualities: Eco-Friendly Materials, Handcrafted to Last
Price: €185-€205 | Categories: Optical & Sunglasses
8. Proof Eyewear
One of the pioneers of eco-friendly glasses, Proof Eyewear handcrafts each pair of their optical and sunglasses from materials like recycled aluminum and sustainably-sourced wood. The brand also gives back through a number of initiatives.
Conscious Qualities: Eco-Friendly Materials, Gives Back
Price: $65-$114 | Category: Optical & Sunglasses
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See a Brighter Future With These 8 Sustainable Optical and Sunglasses