Sustainable Style: Reduce, Reuse, Replace Your Sunglasses Lenses

Think your scratched or outdated sunglasses are destined for the landfill? Think again! These days we are looking for more ways to do our bit for the planet and updating and upgrading old sunglasses is an eco-friendly way to get a new look and to save money.

Manufacturing new sunglasses involves many resources like plastic, which isn’t biodegradable. Nowadays, luxury eye brands are innovative and create sunglasses from upcycled plastic and plant-based, biodegradable acetate. Recycled metals like aluminium and stainless steel are also finding a second life in stylish frames, minimising environmental impact. This trend will continue, but until everyone can afford these types of frames, we can all do something to reduce landfill waste: reuse our frames.

Financial Benefit

Not only can you reduce your carbon footprint, but you can save money by reusing your old frames. Reglazing your sunglasses is a cost-effective solution to solve any problems with scratched lenses or an outdated eye prescription. If you own high-quality sunglasses such as Ray Bans you can extend their life and get more value from them by getting them reglazed from a reputable company.

Personalisation and Style Benefits

With reglazing your sunglasses, you can add endless customisations. Replacement lenses offer a wider variety of colours, tints, and materials than what might have come with the original sunglasses. For example, in Lenses in Glasses, we can fit single-vision, varifocal, or occupational lenses with the ideal coating to keep your eyes protected wherever you are. A variety of coloured lens tints are also available, including classic options like brown and grey, as well as the signature Ray-Ban G-15 green/grey tint. Additionally, both polarised and Transitions lenses are offered for enhanced visual comfort in different lighting conditions. Replacement lenses are more than just a fix – they’re a chance to transform your sunglasses into a statement piece that reflects your unique personality.

Vintage Revival

Vintage sunglasses are fashionable due to their timeless design and nostalgia for the past. Quality and style were key attributes, unlike today where fast fashion churns out lots of cheap, disposable glasses. However, the lenses of vintage sunglasses may not be as safe today as they might not meet the safety standards for UV protection. So reglazing them with high-quality lenses will give the best of both worlds style and performance.

So why not do more for the environment and reuse those classic and luxury frames by upgrading them with new high-performance lenses to give them a new stylish look that will last?