Thema Optical, an Italian manufacturer of custom made eyewear with a U.S. factory, has begun a new recycling program in partnership with international recycling leader TerraCycle®. Thema manufactures made-to-measure, bespoke eyewear through its patented 3D Acetate Technology, in which every design is “sculpted.”   Thema creates unique collections that reflect the consumer’s personality without compromising sustainability. During production, some acetate waste is leftover in the manufacturing process. With the help of TerraCycle, Thema will recycle the excess acetate so that it can be processed into sheets and used to make new acetate products.   TerraCycle specializes in collecting and re-purposing hard-to-recycle waste through a variety of platforms, including large-scale recycling, which helps manufacturing facilities like Thema recycle large volumes of waste.  

Published in the November 2019 Edition