Our Ocean
Commitment

Precision optics need protection. Some plastic in our packaging is currently the best option for keeping your frames and lenses safe in transit. We're reducing it where we can — and taking responsibility for what remains. Wherever we are on the journey, we'll communicate it honestly.

Plastic waste in coastal regions without formal waste management, at high risk of entering waterways and the sea. Collecting it on land — before it reaches the water — is far more effective than fishing it out afterwards.

Once plastic enters the ocean it breaks up, sinks, and scatters — recovery becomes slow and inefficient. Stopping it at the source prevents far more plastic per dollar, which means your order goes further.

CleanHub is a Berlin-based environmental technology company, founded in 2020, on a mission to prevent plastic from ever reaching the sea. It funds and verifies the collection of plastic waste in coastal and waterway communities where formal waste management doesn't yet exist, partnering with brands — like EnChroma — to fund that recovery.

Much of its work targets non-recyclable plastic: the flexible, multi-layer packaging that has no market value and is rarely collected on its own, yet makes up a large share of what ends up in the ocean. Targeting it directly is one of the most effective ways to keep it out of the water in the first place.

Transparency is what sets CleanHub apart. Workers on the ground log every collection in a mobile app — snapping photos, scanning QR codes, and recording GPS and weight data as waste moves from collection to sorting to final processing. That creates a verifiable, real-time audit trail, independently verified to ISO standards by TÜV SÜD. In short: the collection isn't just claimed, it's proven.

Collection networks run primarily in coastal and river communities across Indonesia, India, Tanzania, Cambodia, and Guatemala — regions where plastic is most likely to enter waterways because formal waste infrastructure is limited or nonexistent. By working locally, CleanHub is also helping build lasting waste management systems and create fair jobs, particularly for women in these communities.

Collected waste goes through three steps: collection, sorting, and processing. Recyclable materials are sorted and sent to local recycling markets. Non-recyclable plastics — the majority of what's collected — are sent for co-processing, where they're used as an alternative fuel source in industries like cement manufacturing, instead of ending up burned in the open or dumped in the environment.

EnChroma has committed to fund the recovery of 3,000 kg (over 6,600 lbs) of plastic waste, supporting collection efforts across CleanHub's global network — and every order placed on our US site adds 2.2 lbs to that total. For full visibility over the partnership and our progress, see our live impact report.

Our mission has always been about helping people see the world more fully — and seeing the world clearly also means caring for it. Our O'Neill × EnChroma collection was designed for the ocean: performance sunglasses for surf, sun, and the spectrum between. Building it alongside a brand with deep ocean heritage inspired us to protect the environment our glasses were made for. The commitment now covers every order on our US site, not just the collab.

We collect 2.2 lbs of ocean-bound plastic per US order — more than the plastic in a typical order's packaging. Our recovery numbers are independently verified and public, and we always link our claims to our live impact report rather than asking you to take our word for it.