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Be eco friendly and look cool while doing it. These sunglass frames are made from recycled plastic! But there's nothing secondhand about the lenses- they are German, polarized and UV protectant. Need prescription lenses- take them to your optometrist. These sunglasses by Parafina are also super light weight, water resistant and helmet friendly. Pretty cool, huh?
Made from recycled PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) plastic from water and other beverage bottles.
Polarised lenses. They provide greater visual comfort by avoiding reflections caused by the sun on different surfaces such as the road or snow. Made of 1mm thick polycarbonate.
UV400 protection. They block between 99% and 100% of ultraviolet light (UVA and UVB). Filter category 3 certified. Block 82% to 92% of light.
Compared to the industry standard, these glasses have avoided the CO2 equivalent of 3.6 months of carbon absorption of a tree
Compared to the industry standard, these glasses have saved the equivalent of 7.2 days of a person's total water intake
Recycled microfibre case and pencil containing seeds for planting b/c Parafina donates 5% of profits to #ParafinaSocialProject. This project gives access to school to primary school kids from a small neighborhood of Asunción, Paraguay.
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Parafina is here to make an impact, to leave a positive footprint in our environment and in our society. They produce eyewear with 100% recycled materials. Their impact so far: 3,541,206 PET PLASTIC BOTTLES, 187,506 HDPE PLASTIC BOTTLES, 244,000 CORK STOPPERS, 5,046 TIRES and 27,270 SODA CANS.
Parafina also created Parafina Social Project, to which they donate 5% of their profits annually, granting scholarships to children without resources in the city of Asunción, Paraguay.
Pictured: Heidy, a Paraguayan 3rd grader whose family was displaced by a flood. Her favorite game is hide and seek.
At demitasse., many of our products are created by eco-friendly, socially responsible and women-owned companies.