In a groundbreaking endeavor, a Pune-based startup has achieved a remarkable feat by creating the world’s first sunglasses made entirely from recycled potato chip packets. This innovative approach not only addresses the global plastic waste crisis but also showcases the potential for transforming discarded materials into fashionable and eco-friendly products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In India it claims to have created the world\u2019s first recycled sunglasses made from empty packets (bags) of chips. Founder Anish Malpani says on his Twitter channel: \u201cWe just made the world\u2019s first recycled sunglasses from \u2018impossible-to-recycle\u2019 plastic waste \u2013 metalized packets of chips. And this is just the start.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When announcing the launch of the recycled sunglasses on Twitter, Anish Malpani calls it the \u201cmost difficult thing\u201d he has ever worked on. In a Pune laboratory, the former finance professional spent two years researching and developing recycled sunglasses made of multi-layered plastics (MLP). The sunglasses were released under the brand name \u201cWithout\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malpani founded his company Ashaya in February 2021, wanting to work on solving the problem of multi-layered plastics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n