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Key Feature: Recycled content

Applications: Injection frames

Brands Available: Le Sustain

Made from 100% recycled post-consumer waste – recycling food containers and water bottles.

Developed and chosen for its 100% recycled properties, this unique co-polyester material has a luxuriously smooth and glossy touch and offers superb durability. Following vigorous testing, this innovative material will not warp, is scratch-resistant, and does not contain bisphenol A (BPA) or bisphenol S (BPS).

Global Recycle Standard (GRS) Certified.

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Key Feature: 58% recycled content

Applications: Frogmouth pouch

Brands Available: Aire

GRS Certified, independently verified and traceable supply chain for fabric made from 40% recycled post-consumer polyester + 18% polyurethane + 18% recycled post-consumer polyurethane + 14% calcium carbonate + 10% wood

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Key Feature: 29% recycled content

Applications: Soft case | hard case

Brands Available: Karen Walker, Oroton, Missoma (Le Specs)

GRS Certified, independently verified and traceable supply chain for 29% recycled post-consumer polyester fabric with 71% conventional polyurethane.

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Key Feature: 100% recycled content

Applications: Drawstring pouch | cleaning cloth

Brands Available: Solarized, The Cancer Council , Glarefoil, Generic

GRS Certified, independently verified and traceable supply chain for 100% recycled post-consumer polyester fabric.

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Key Feature: Closed loop recycled content

Applications: Injection frames

Brands Available: The Book Club

Made from 50% recycled content which is recovered and recycled in a closed loop system by Eastman.

Developed by Eastman as part of their sustainable future initiative which aims to end reliance on virgin plastics made from non-renewable fossil fuels, through innovative recycling methods which deliver virgin-grade quality. Does not contain bisphenol A (BPA). Each step of the supply chain must be independently certified.

ISCC vendor certified

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Key Feature: Bio Plant Content

Applications: Injection frames

Brands Available: Le Specs

Bio-plastics are either fully or partially made from renewable resources, phasing out the use of non-renewable virgin petroleum in plastic manufacturing. Ecozen is made from 10% plant-derived biomass components.

This material will not warp, is scratch-resistant, and does not contain bisphenol A (BPA) or bisphenol S (BPS).

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Key Feature: Recycled & Bio-Based

Applications: Injection frames

Brands Available: Le Sustain

Using a by-product of the coffee industry, this innovative material is made from 30% coffee grounds combined with 70% stabilized (PP).

Featuring an organic, flecked look and tactile matte finish, this material will not warp and does not contain bisphenol A (BPA) or bisphenol S (BPS).

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Key Feature: Bio-Based

Applications: Injection made frames

Brands Available: Indescratchables

Bio-plastics are either fully or partially made from renewable resources, phasing out the use of non-renewable virgin petroleum in plastic manufacturing.

Rilsan derives between 45% and 65% of their ingredients from castor bean oil, depending on the grade of pellet used.

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Key Feature: Recyclable

Applications: Injection frames

Brands Available: Le Sustain, The Book Club, Indescratchables

This plastic became freely available around the time The Book Club was founded.

Tritan plastic is BPA-free, flexible, lightweight, uses less energy in production compared to PC and can be recycled at level 7 (other) easily when the material is dyed rather than painted.

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Key Feature: Recycled & Bio-Based

Applications: Injection product

Brands Available: Le Sustain, The Book Club

Sourcing from key rice growing regions of China and Taiwan, innovative bio-plastic producer Truegrasses has harnessed the properties of this agricultural waste product for its biomass potential.

A by-product normally burned on site after grain is harvested, rice straw is transformed to make up 35% of this new material combined with 65% post-consumer recycled polypropylene (PP).

An organic, flecked look and tactile matte finish propels this bioplastic to the frontline of sustainable plastic alternatives.

Global Recycle Standard (GRS) Certified.

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Key Feature: Recycled & Bio-Based

Other Names: Le Sustain | meadow grass | Bio-plastic

Applications: Injection frames

Brands Available: Le Sustain

An innovative new bio-plastic, Truegrass combines sustainably sourced meadow grass (30%) supplied and verified by BioWert, Germany and post-consumer recycled polypropylene (70%) into a composite material known as Agriplast.

This material will not warp and does not contain bisphenol A (BPA) or bisphenol S (BPS).

Global Recycle Standard (GRS) Certified.

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Key Feature: Organic compounds & Biodegradable

Applications: Premium handmade acetate frames

Brands Available: Oroton, Karen Walker, Le Specs (Optical & RX Suns)

Produced by respected acetate manufacturers including Mazzucchelli, Jimei and Jinyu, the features of bio acetate focus on removing chemical plasticisers from acetate sheets for 100% biodegradability.

Bio acetate testing shows that it in controlled composting conditions it breaks down in 115 days, faster than standard EN12432 (2000) stipulates; biodegradation within 180 days.

Bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenol S (BPS) free.

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Key Feature: Recycled content

Applications: Injection frames

Brands Available: Aire, Cancer Council

Polycarbonate is one of the toughest plastics available, with high impact resistance.

Offering a smooth gloss finish and an endless variety of colours, recycled polycarbonate offers the same durability as virgin polycarbonate.​

Global Recycle Standard (GRS) Certified.

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Key Feature: Recycled content

Applications: Injection frames | demo lens

Brands Available: Le Sustain, Le Specs Blue Light, The Book Club, Cancer Council

Premium recycled acrylic material made from 70% recycled PMMA, and 30% stabilized PMMA.

Carefully selected for its gloss finish and recycled properties, this material is certified by the Global Recycled Standard (GRS).

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