6 Sustainable and Ethical Sunglasses Brands That Will Make Your Friends Jealous

by EcoCult Staff
Jun 13, 2022

Unfortunately, there's a ton of greenwashing that goes on with sunglasses. But these brands are sourcing and manufacturing their acetate in a regulated way that doesn't harm the planet or the people making the glasses and using other sustainable materials like wood, bamboo, and recycled metals and plastics.

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