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Despite plastic bag bans and other "efforts" the amount of plastic waste produced globally is set to almost triple by 2060!  Where will it all go? About half goes to the usual spot i.e. in landfills and a paltry 1/5 of it will be recycled, according to a new OECD report. People it is time for radical change and radical innovation too. It is fantastic to hear about plastic eating microbes, enzymes and even worms, but those solutions are a drop in the plastic pollution bucket and perhaps decades away at best. We need to reduce our plastic footprint now. Gaia...

At some point you'll be wondering how to upcycle sunglass lenses or at least recycle them. Well here are some inspiring ideas that are all totally Pinterest worthy crafts. Gaia Guy bamboo sunglasses should last you a long, long, long time. All of it is zero waste and totally biodegradable form the bamboo sunglasses case to the organic cotton sunglasses pouch.  What about those UV 400 polarized lenses? Well, these are a kind of plastic and that means either recycle or upcycle. I came across some nifty ways to upcycle your lenses and not just from your Gaia Guy bamboo...