You’re Wearing Change.

You’re now the owner of the world’s first recycled sunglasses made from “impossible-to-recycle” multi-layer plastic waste like packets of chips. These shades were made in April 2024 in India.

Introducing our innovative line of sunglasses crafted from recycled chip packets! At Trillion London, we’re committed to be in the forefront for presenting sustainable options to the fashion space. Our recycled chip packet sunglasses are more than just accessories; they represent a bold step towards a greener future. By upcycling discarded chip packets, we’re giving new life to materials that would otherwise end up in landfills or oceans.

Crafted with precision and care, these sunglasses maintain a high standard of quality and durability. The chip packet is transformed into lightweight frames that are comfortable to wear and incredibly resilient, each one telling a story of its previous life as part of a snack wrapper.

Join us in embracing sustainability without sacrificing style. Our recycled chip packet sunglasses are perfect for those who want to make a statement while making a difference. Stand out from the crowd with eyewear that’s as eco-friendly as it is eye-catching.

Also, here’s why these are the most sustainable sunglasses you’ll ever own, both environmentally and socially:

IT'S THE WORST KIND OF PLASTIC WASTE

Not just packets of chips, but we recycle all kinds of post-consumer “impossible-to-recycle” multi-layered plastic packaging (MLP) – think chocolate wrappers, milk packets, essentially any flexible packaging.

Globally, 0% of this is recycled and it makes up 80% of all leakages into the ocean. It contains 3-5 different types of materials, is voluminous and inconsistent, and it all just ends up in landfills and oceans. It’s the worst. But we’ve found a way, and you’ve now helped out.

Here Are The Former Waste-Pickers / Informal Workers Who Helped Make Your Sunglasses

  • Jayshri

    Jayshri is the first informal worker we employed at Without. Her monthly income has increased 3x after she started working here. She also has a salaried working bank account now where her monthly salary gets deposited.

    Her husband ran away many years ago, and she now supports her daughter who is in school, and her mother.

    At Without, she helps with shredding, washing and early processing of waste.

  • Rani

    Rani, a single mother of three, began working at Ashaya in October 2022, before which she was an independent waste picker. After joining Ashaya, her hourly wage has increased by 2.25x and she now gets more time with her kids in the morning.

    She is the sole earning member of the family after her husband’s death in 2016.

    At Without, she’s also helps with shredding, washing and early processing of waste, along with polishing and post processing of our products.

  • Sandya

    Sandya joined us in January 2023. After joining us, her monthly income has increased by 2.4x.

    In the afternoons, she continues working as a waste collector, but times are tough as the big corporate company she picks up waste from is threatening to replace her and her colleagues with a different waste collection company.

    At Without, she helps with polishing and post processing of our products, and keeps our micro-manufacturing-unit habitable.

  • Rohan

    Rohan had been unemployed for over 7 months before he joined us. And now, he makes 1.8x more per hour than he used to before. He and his brother help support a household of 7.

    At Ashaya, he helps with the extrusion process and with setting up the patented chemical reaction which helps us process packets of chips.

  • Rahul

    Rahul is a son of a former waste-picker. He has a household of 7 members where he is the primary earning member. Since working with us, his wages have increased 1.2x.

    At Without, he also helps with the extrusion process and with setting up the patent-pending chemical reaction which helps us process packets of chips.

  • Seema

    Seema’s income has increased 2x here at Without. Her in-laws are former waste-pickers, and before this, she worked as a house-keeper at a nearby university. She is the sole breadwinner in a house of 2 children and where her husband suffers from severe health issues.

    At Without, she helps with post-processing of moulded sunglasses frames and arms, and with cutting of the lenses. She’s also an expert weaver and helped weave this dress which made it on to the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week.

They all have part-time contracts here at Ashaya, just like all our other part-time folks. We just add an appendix that contains a Hindi translation. Most of them can’t really read, but their kids can. They don’t have email addresses, so we give them printed copies of their monthly payslips.

And this is just the beginning of our social impact, we still have a long way to go.

  • There are about 12-14 ladies who collectively own this scrap shop. They are a part of the waste picker collectives KKPKP & SWaCH Cooperative where the ladies owning the scrap shop decide how profits get spent. They elect their leaders and look out for each other. They collect their waste both from the streets and from larger corporations.

    They collect MLP or packets of chips just for us, because no one else buys it from them. We, on the other hand, pay them a premium for it.

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And To Go The Extra Mile, We:

  • Use sustainable and plastic-free packaging for Climes.io.
  • Neutralize the carbon footprint of our delivery with Farmers For Forest.
  • Our upcycled, extracted materials which make your sunglasses are easily recyclable by conventional recyclers, making it genuinely circular.

We are truly impact-first with wastepickers at the heart of our work.
We have even legally amended our MOAs to bind us to our impact.

So, when you wear these products, you’re not just wearing stuff, you’re wearing change.
Wear them without any worries, as we build a world without waste.