Real answer: they recycle it into useable products. Source: over 1 year ago
It was this pair made from recycled ocean plastics where the proceeds were going to a company trying to clean up the ocean. This is the one time I've felt spending a good bit of money on sunglasses was worth it. Source: over 1 year ago
They did make and sell sunglasses out of it before but it looks like they're out of stock now. Maybe they'll make a round 2. Source: over 1 year ago
The two organizations that are helping with this are Ocean Conservatory and The Ocean Cleanup. I don't know what the former does with the trash they remove but The Ocean Cleanup has been converting plastic they remove into sunglasses that they sell to raise finds: https://products.theoceancleanup.com/. Source: about 2 years ago
"recycled" as in over-priced blotchy sun glasses? Https://products.theoceancleanup.com/. Source: over 2 years ago
So far they only have one product which is sunglasses. I have a pair and they’re great! https://products.theoceancleanup.com/. Source: over 2 years ago
You could work on a product catalog with links to online shops, selling things done from collected plastic. For example, these sunglasses are made of plastic collected from the ocean. Where available, you could use affiliate marketing links. - Source: dev.to / over 2 years ago
I love this charity. I bought a pair of their sunglasses the other day. I love the can-do attitude from their CEO Boyan Slat. Source: over 2 years ago
If you're doing well on your investment, consider supporting the ocean cleanup with a donation or by buying their products here. It helps them, the oceans, and DNVGL/Vechain in the process! Source: over 2 years ago
The Ocean Cleanup Company are turning the plastic they gather into sunglasses and I imagine other things are planned too. Source: over 2 years ago
They're still looking into it. Right now, you can buy sunglasses made from the plastics they've collected. They can clean 24 football fields of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch from the proceeds of just one pair of sunglasses (I have two pairs, they're actually really good quality). Source: over 2 years ago
They take it to shore, tag it by plastic type, and are researching new product ideas to make that people won't want to throw away and also helps fund additional cleanup. https://products.theoceancleanup.com/. Source: over 2 years ago
It's loaded on a ship, brought back to Dutch ports where it is processed by volunteers and employees, then turned into new products. Source: over 2 years ago
I donate to a charity called The Ocean Cleanup that is dedicated to removing ocean plastic. A $200 donation will allow them to clean 24 football fields of area in the great pacific garbage patch and can also get you some dope sunglasses. Source: over 2 years ago
Check https://products.theoceancleanup.com/. Source: over 2 years ago
Https://products.theoceancleanup.com/ thank you very much. Source: almost 3 years ago
Make sunglasses out of it *not really the main point of the project. Source: almost 3 years ago
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