Eyewear · VerdiFLX™ B65I
Frames made from packets of chips: the waste that gets recycled less than 1% of the time. Virgin-grade performance, polarised lenses, fully customisable, and a chain of custody you can follow from waste-picker to wearer.
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The problem
The eyewear industry is full of sustainability claims that customers see right through. Bio-acetate doesn't biodegrade. Recycled nylon loses quality. Bamboo temples glued to virgin-plastic frames.
But how do you make eyewear that's high quality and truly sustainable?
Our patented process recycles the worst waste that makes up the majority of landfills: multi-layered plastics like packets of chips. And the eyewear is made by the people who picked the waste, giving them dignified, formal work and contracts.
So every time your customers buy your eyewear, they're actively solving the world's biggest waste problem.
What sets it apart
VerdiFLX B65I is engineered to go head to head with virgin plastic on every metric that matters. Here is what is under the hood.
Made from metallised multilayer plastic, the packets of chips and sachets almost nothing else can process. We recover the polyolefins at under 150°C, in water, with no organic solvents.
Elongation at break of 100% under ISO 527-2, with a tensile modulus of 1500-1800 MPa. Frames that flex when they need to and hold their shape when they don't.
TAC lenses, fully polarised, UV400 certified.
Ten cycles against two to three for standard recycled plastic. Replicated three times in our own lab; independent validation is in progress.
224 out of 224 clear, independently tested.
Injection-moulded on conventional machines. No retooling for your manufacturing partner. Physical traceability end to end, no mass-balance accounting, no certificates standing in for material.
In the wild
Head to head
| Property | Grilamid TR90 (virgin) | VerdiFLX B65I · Made Without® |
|---|---|---|
| Recycled content | None | 65%, from waste with no other route |
| Flex before break | Industry standard | 100% elongation at break, ISO 527-2 |
| Stiffness | Industry standard | 1500-1800 MPa tensile modulus |
| Re-recyclability | Limited | 10 cycles, replicated three times in our own lab. Independent validation in progress |
| Traceability | None | Physical, batch by batch, QR-verified |
| Supply chain | Standard | Formalised workforce on contracts, ESOPs, health insurance |
| Compliance file | Yours to assemble | REACH SVHC 224/224, RoHS, already tested |
| Machinery | Conventional injection moulding | The same machines. No retooling |
| Cost position | Baseline | At parity |
Most of the world’s waste doesn’t get recycled. And most of the people who collect it don’t get paid a fair wage. Our material science turns previously unrecyclable waste into virgin-grade materials used by global brands, so we can graduate waste pickers out of poverty.
White-label ready
Fast-turn prototypes. Flexible order quantities.
How it works
We offer a complete service, pick the steps you need.
An existing design, a new concept, or a sentence. "Oversized, never been done, sustainable" is a valid brief.
Sketches, 3D renders, printed prototypes. Or start from one of our off-the-shelf shapes.
Design, manufacture, validation. One partner, one quote, one timeline.
The right VerdiFLX grade for the application, balanced properly against finish and cost.
In-house injection moulding, QA on every batch, fast turnarounds and order quantities that suit where you actually are.
Colour, gloss or matte, logo, packaging, QR code. Ready to ship.
Made Without®
Buying the material is one thing. The mark, the batch certificates, the QR story, the export documentation and the co-marketing are the part your customers actually see.
Independently tested
In case you’re wondering…
For our off-the-shelf eyewear design, the MOQ starts at 500 units. Custom development is also possible, but the MOQ depends on the design, level of customisation and whether a new mould is required. Share your expected volume and brief, and our team can suggest the most practical route.
For an off-the-shelf design, production can typically take around 20 to 25 days after the brief is confirmed, depending on the requirement, order volume and production schedule. For a completely new design involving mould development, designing and validation, a broad timeline of around 3 to 7 months is a good guide. We confirm the project timeline once we understand the brief.
Yes. Our standard sunglasses use TAC lenses with UV400 protection and full polarisation. Black is our currently available standard lens option. Pink and blue lens options can also be arranged for bulk requirements.
Yes. We can customise and white-label the eyewear for your brand. Depending on the design and feasibility, we can explore brand colours, finishes, logo application, brand printing, packaging and QR-linked traceability. The exact customisation route is finalised based on your requirement.
Our current off-the-shelf proof-of-concept is the Wayfarer design, which we believe is a strong starting point for most brands. At a broader level, we can also develop an entirely new frame design based on your references, brand language or product brief.
Yes, custom colours are possible. Because we work with recycled feedstock, some natural variation can occur, and certain shades are easier to match consistently than others. Share your brand colour or reference and our team will assess the best route.
Our current eyewear frames use a 65% recycled-content formulation. After market trials and feedback, we landed on this material specification because it gives a strong balance of flexibility, strength and overall product performance.
Our eyewear is made in Pune, India, at our facility. The material and finished product are built through the same impact-led supply chain, connecting hard-to-recycle waste with safer, more dignified livelihood opportunities.
The material is physically traced through waste processing, material production and finished-product manufacturing. Batch-level documentation can be provided, and QR-linked traceability can connect the finished eyewear to its material and impact story.
Relevant technical documentation can be shared depending on the project, including the applicable Technical Data Sheet and available testing or compliance documentation. Our team can guide you on what is most relevant based on your target market, application and product requirements.
VerdiFLX is engineered for repeated recycling. Its recyclability-focused formulation is covered within our patent portfolio, and testing has demonstrated strong mechanical integrity through up to 10 consecutive thermal reprocessing cycles. Where practical, we can also explore closed-loop or take-back pathways with partners.
Yes. In most cases, a sample or pilot is the best place to start. Share your preferred frame, expected volume, target market, branding requirements and timeline, and we'll recommend the most practical next step.
Yes. New Product Development is very much doable. Our in-house team can start with an idea, sketch, reference frame or design direction and help bring it to life through material selection, product design, prototyping, mould development and manufacturing.
Yes. We have produced branded eyewear for a number of corporate gifting and white-label projects. If you would like to see examples, visit our case studies or book a call with our team and we'll be happy to share the most relevant references.
We can support both frames and finished sunglasses. Depending on your requirement, this can include the VerdiFLX frame, lenses, branding, finishing, packaging and traceability. The exact scope can be tailored to what your team needs.
A reference frame or design direction, expected volume, target market, preferred colours and finish, lens requirement, branding needs and timeline. With that, we can quickly assess whether an off-the-shelf route or a custom development makes more sense.
Yes. Beyond the product itself, we can support QR-linked traceability, material and impact storytelling, batch documentation and selected launch content so your customers can understand where the frame came from and the impact behind it.
That depends on the target market and how the eyewear will be sold. We can share the technical documentation and testing already available and work with you to identify any additional validation required for your specific market or product specification.
Talk to us to find out if your eyewear can be Made Without®.