The Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit organization based in the Netherlands, wanted to give value to discarded plastic by turning it into something you’d never want to lose. The first products they developed are sunglasses. The plastic in the frames can be traced to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, assuring consumers of the origin of the plastic in their sunglasses. Through an independent laboratory, extensive testing was done to ensure that the material is safe to use. The final design is evocative of the ocean—reminding us where it came from and what it is protecting.