Since their launch, Monokel Eyewear has used recycled acetate as the main material in their sunglasses. After extensive research and planning, they are now able to take their green mission further. Their new acetate is still made mainly from cotton- and wood fibres, but it is now entirely bio-based and biodegradable. To ensure that they continue to live by their words, and as a foundation for continuous improvement, third party lab tests and factory audits are conducted with each production run. Their new biodegradable material has many environmental advantages, the most obvious one being thatthey’ll eventually decompose rather than ending up in landfills or as microplastics in the oceans. Monokel Eyewear hasalways highlighted the importance of a long product life cycle. But there’s alimit to everything. Their SS21 collection is still made to last, but not forever.