Creating The Ocean Cleanup Sunglasses from Ocean Plastic | Cleaning Oceans | The Ocean Cleanup
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- Опубликовано: 24 окт 2020
- In this exciting step of the Plastic Journey from trash to treasure, The Ocean Cleanup material, transformed into the final product, The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses. To help us clean the ocean, get yours here: bit.ly/3ieCcYR.
On October 24, 2020, Boyan Slat presented our first product, sunglasses, made with ocean plastic certified from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, with 100% of the proceeds going directly into the next cleanup operations. Each pair of sunglasses is estimated to enable cleaning an equivalent of 24 football fields worth of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Sunglasses were chosen as the first product because we wanted to sacrifice something that is durable and useful and reminds our supporters of the beauty and importance of our oceans. The Ocean Cleanup™ sunglasses are meant to last and stay valuable, they are designed in California by renowned sustainability designer Yves Béhar, and crafted with care in Italy by Safilo, one of the leading Italian eyewear companies and manufacturer of sunglasses.
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Trash accumulates in five ocean garbage patches, the largest one being the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California. If left to circulate, the plastic will impact our ecosystems, health, and economies. Solving it requires a combination of closing the source, and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean.
The ocean is big. Cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch using conventional methods - vessels and nets - would take thousands of years and tens of billions of dollars to complete. After fleets of The Ocean Cleanup systems are deployed into every ocean gyre, combined with source reduction, The Ocean Cleanup projects to be able to remove 90% of ocean plastic by 2040.
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Dolce&Gabbana glasses that is in the same price range and also made by Safilo does nothing for the environment. This is great! I will buy 2 pairs as gifts for uninformed friends and one pair for myself! Great job!
Hopefully those plastic glasses does not go back into the ocean!
@@Whitesilver1970and if they do, don’t you worry, Ocean Cleanup will be there! ;)
I received mine. Truly delighted with them. High quality product, excited knowing where the plastic used comes from and the impact this will have on further Ocean and Rivers Cleanup. Great job to all involved. Thank you.
Congratulations! This is truly incredible! Must have some!!! Thank you for saving our oceans! Much love! ❤ 👏👏👏👏👏
very imressive to say the least and well done hi from Aussie. What's even more impressive is that you did this DURING AND DESPITE covid.
You already work with scientists. in order to bring more money into your business, you could sell your plastic raw materials to the companies that produce plastic goods and could recycle your collected plastic and pay you for it. I admire your job and am very grateful for what you do!
ooooooohhhhh ... now, that's an idea Vera!! I like the way you are thinking ..
Ordered one today as a birthday gift. Looking forward to it!
Thank you!
Great work and lovely product, Please produce a Map of the areas you have cleared up and the areas you still have to clear. Where will you cover next?
We are currently in the design phase of System 002, which we plan to launch in 2021. We will begin with the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and as we scale up, into the five ocean gyres.
MADE IN ITALY... can't go wrong with these!
Making changes to the world ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love it!
So your not buying the product but rather contributing and getting the glasses that sounds a lot better then 200 dollars for glasses
The site says that the actual product is about 55 dollars, the rest is a donation directly to the ocean cleaning project
I remember this line on Joe Rogan. Nice.
Amazing!
I am suggesting the ocean clean up team to think of using the treasure of the raw material to make or create a product that will have limited opportunity of returning to the ocean thank you.
This looks great.
Beautiful glasses👍
I will buy at least 1 pair, as "moral support" of your mission. And probably a 2nd pair if an optician can install prescription ['Transition'] trifocal lenses, anti-reflective coating, UVA+B protection, et cetera.
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As I was entering a medical clinic this morning, I noticed a wide, thick, very sturdy-looking bench that looked like it was plastic: that would seem to be as good an idea [if not better] as the many RUclips videos of small-scale facilities producing roof tiles and pavers. As Beau would say: "Anyway, it's just a thought."
Were you able to use the frame for prescription lenses? I'd like to do that too.
Cool product but 200 euros is a bit steep for sunglasses, even with a donation. I would consider it if you could buy the glasses and choose your own donation (on top of the product + a good profit margin of course)
I understand what you are saying, but atm they don’t have access to great amounts of plastics. so that is why (I think) they chose to start at this price. I’m sure they will make some cheaper products one day :)
Well they still need to finance the people assembling the product I think to start its not bad.
“choose your own donation...” u hu, like zero bucks you mean? designer brands ask prices way higher for glasses than tOC for pure brand not quality...
The company is non-profit but they do still need funding
I'd feel more comfortable paying 200 euro for sun glasses from the same company who makes dolce and Gabbana sunglasses to help a non profit organisation👌
i bought a pair to start and hope to spread the word to friends and family. keep up the great work. i hope i get to buy an Ocean cleanup watch soon?
Nice ! 😊
Great 👍
Cool!
We hear that plastics are often not recycled due to the various properties of plastics that make them incompatible with each other. How was O.C. able to overcome this and what happens to all the garbage that can't be recycled?
To create our first product made with ocean plastic certified from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, we worked with a number of partners and suppliers including: Plastix (recycling), Beologic (compounding), and Intertek (quality management). What we were unable to recycle, we have used to further our research.
Have you guys thought of going public with an IPO. Feels like it would be definitely something worth investing in, outside of the already purchased glasses of course.
The ocean clean up in a not-for profit. By becoming an IPO they would have to make a profit, they would have to make divideds for shareholders, it would be the opposite of what this project is about.
@@CRBungalow technically yes but it can be done as non profit as well, ipo means something else. Immediate public opportunity instead of initial public offering. Just another (glorified) way to enable people to fund the project and feel like they have received something tangible in return... unlike the word "donation"....
I want a pair of garbage glasses
@The Ocean Cleanup: are the lenses made from ocean plastic, too? Or is it "only" the frame that is made of it?
The lenses are made from virgin polycarbonate, as we found that recycled ocean plastic made for poor quality lenses.
I can understand the economic side, but I would have prefered it if Ocean Cleanup would make large items that have a smaller chance of ending up in rivers or seas. Jammer!
Yeah I thought this too,
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so amazing! would love it if it was more affordable, which would help spread the word about the company
To maximize our impact, we had to determine a price point that would help us to effectively remove more plastic from the ocean. This is the cost of both the materials and the contribution to next year’s cleanup operations. We realize that the price isn't for everyone, and will be exploring options at lower prices in the future. In the meantime, it is still possible to make a regular donation via our website, here: theoceancleanup.com/donate/ !
The sunglasses are not the only thing they sell. You can find apparel on their site, too!
Why is the material color blue? Was it added or were only specific blue types of plastic selected to recycle for this material?
In order to help fund the continuation of the cleanup, we wanted to make a product that our supporters would love and want to wear, so it had to have an appealing aesthetic while keeping all additives to a minimum. Without colorants the color of the feedstock was dull, with an undefined tone of color.
Is the little pouch bag made from sustainable materials?
I believe the pouch is made from the Interception collection(from the rivers).
Good question! The pouch is made from recycled PET bottles.
@@theoceancleanup are those bottles from your catch?
So a giant plastic tube to house the glasses? How much energy goes into each sunglasses unit. ? How much diesel?
That’s not really the point. It’s about the ocean plastic. Although it would be good to know it doesn’t need to be 100% clean clean production.
The cases are made of 100% recycled plastic from Ocean Cleanup's first prototype collector (System 001 "Wilson"), which is no longer in operation.
how about other colours? expecially light/dark green
We chose blue as a natural connection to the ocean, so no green, we're afraid.
@@theoceancleanup that absolutely makes sense. just trying to increase demand for other colours, so that one day you will add them too
meanwhile I'm going to enjoy the blue ones
Hopefully those plastic glasses don’t end up back into the great pacific garbage patch.
Can this frame be used for prescription glasses if I take it to my eyeglass shop? In other words, is the frame made to fit only the original lenses?
Oh, I would like to know that too
I would love to get some of these! But I am going to wait till you have them in black!
All their product are to be made the color of ocean, so don't expect them to make black.
Where do I get a pair of shades at or sunglasses
How can I buy the sunglasses in the UK?
Check out our product website (theoceancleanup.com/sunglasses) where you can get your own pair of sunglasses, which we will ship to the United Kingdom!
It may re-enter the ocean agian if we don't handle plastic properly
Is the treasure available for other entities to source as raw material???
Currently, we will not be selling our collected plastic to companies, though we don’t want to exclude this possibility for the future. One of the main reasons we chose to produce our own product was that a bigger portion of the proceeds can flow back to funding our mission and allow us to clean a larger part of the ocean and maximize our impact
Suggesting to sell the treasure to company's that will supplement the project from the proceeds of what they choose to produce from it,,,
I also would rather the new products from the treasure are products that has limited or no possible chance of returning or ending up back in the ocean
Could you use the plastic to make floats onshore for solar panels to use way out there, then when you have enough power, you could just convert the plastic into floats onsite and add panels and have a huge solar farm.
Take an electric ship, fill it with batteries so it can take power to an electric ship that needs charged mid ocean?
I think it is easier, cheaper and more efficient to just use solar panels on land and connect them directly to the grid.
The ocean is an harsh environment.
A charging station in the ocean is also probably not feasible in the foreseeable future, because of the heavy weight of batteries and their inefficiency. Also I would never want to depend on a batterie floating in the ocean to have enough power to get to the next shore...
Can you make me stuff … coat Hangers … trash cans… pallets for shipping
How about for next product you make a 50% polyester and 50% cotton shirts. The polyester should come from the ocean plastic.
Will it be safe? Can we recollect the shirts if the are worn out?
Polyester fibers will get into the wastewater and with that into the environment as microplastics. And those can't be fished out in any meaningful way (yet?). So better not wear any synthetic fibres, rather natural fibres.
@@Tymdek you are right
It is 'made with' not 'made of'. Could you please disclose what is the exact percentage of the ocean plastic in the product?
The frame entirely is ocean plastic, the lenses are made of virgin polycarbonate as ocean plastic is a weak material for lenses (not effective)
@@samarthnair9359 this statement is NOT properly declared by the company, so I really doubt that.
You'd sell more if you lowered the price point.. You'll also make more funds that way as well and the more people who can afford said product the more they'll bragg about them.
Where can we order it ?
Thank you for your interest! You can obtain your sunglasses here: products.theoceancleanup.com/
How to buy them
I am from India
how abt watches ??
CLEANOCEAN. GO GOOGLE IT AND WORK TOGETHER !!!! ITS THE WAY
All new plastic products need to be made from 100 % recycled materials.
No new single use plastic products should be made.
How can we purchase the sunglasses? Great work
At their website
Read the description...
Hi Mario - you can get your very own pair of our sunglasses by following this link: products.theoceancleanup.com/
If you guys come across a green plastic spade my son lost on the beach whilst we were on holiday, please let me know.
Holy Fack!!!
$250.00 a pair?!
The only way they will end up back in the ocean is if they fall off a yacht ffs... smart in that way 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love the product but I myself am a glasses wearer due to my myopia. But as far as I am concerned the glasses you're selling aims for people that don't need glasses but rather use them just for style? That would mean they're useless for me as they don't correct the myopia :/ Or do you also sell them with the needed characteristics for individual glass wearer's that need them?
Could you get the lens replaced with your prescription? Hopefully they will come out with a smaller size as I find standard sunglasses are too large for me.
The sunglasses are designed to be easily switched out for prescription sunglass lenses with your local optician. However, alterations to the product (such as inserting prescription lenses) will also void the warranty.
@@theoceancleanup thank you for the answer!
Idk easiest 400 dollars I've ever spent
zorionak. oso lan bikaina. segi horrela
Thats all??? Jeeze
Cleaning up plastic from the ocean, just to produce another plastic product that will find it's way into the ocean again.
A not-for-profit company working with for-profit companies to sell you a product at an exorbitant price? You better watch where the money is going.
That’s how corruption starts. Involvement of capitalist corporations. It should remain as non profit organisation.
Lower the price . 200 bucks seems a lot for people that want to help but dont have money ..
We realize that it's not for everyone. But there is always the option to donate an amount you are more comfortable with: theoceancleanup.com/donate/
Recycled Plastic garbage cans sell em back to the company!!!
lets make sure we dont do again the same products which were found in the ocean.not the same mistake again use it for something useful.not used in abundance like what you collect from ocean
speed clips ! turbosplicing of a/v clips ! meant to convince us of your story ????
Baltimore water wheel shows uninterrupted gathrering of debris and rotary rake sweeping debris on to the conveyor.....which deposits trash to the container
why music ! is music to excite us ? or is music to convince us of success ? or is music to keep our interest from drifting away ?????
Too rich for my pocket, plus I personally think they are rather ugly. I know it's more about what they are made of but they are supposed to be designer.....maybe they are as I think most designer stuff is ugly.
Great 👍