Cocoplum: Recycling Pill Bottles Into Sunglasses

A project in San Francisco, CA by Cocoplum
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Americans send billions of pill bottles to landfills every year. Let’s recycle them into sunglasses instead!
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Backers: 244
Average Daily Pledges: $598
Average Pledge Per Backer: $74

Funding: $17,935 of $15,000
Dates: May 15th -> Jun 14th (30 days)
Project By: Cocoplum
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Latest News

The Kickstarter is funded!!! 🎉

June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
KICKSTARTER GOAL MET!!!💥 Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU! Every single pledge, share, and kind word helped make this real. Thank you, truly 🥹 197 people have backed this project, many I’ve never even met. That’s been one of the most moving... (Read More)

Three Week Update!

June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, We’re officially three weeks into the campaign with just 8 days left and we’ve raised $13,645 of the $15,000 goal. That’s 91% funded. I’m so grateful for your belief in this project! 🎉 Since Kickstarter is all or nothing, we... (Read More)

Two Week Update!

May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re halfway through the campaign and 72% funded! 🎉 Thanks to you, we’ve raised $10,807 of the $15,000 goal. That means we’re so close to recycling a mountain of empty pill bottles into planet-friendly sunglasses 😎♻️  I’m beyond... (Read More)

Coming soon to these shops!

May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
I’m excited to share that Cocoplum sunglasses are coming soon to the following shops: These shops will be the very first to carry the new wayfarer-style sunglasses (pending a fully funded Kickstarter) and I couldn’t be more excited because... (Read More)

One week update: here’s how much we’ve raised so far!

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
It’s been one week since the Kickstarter launched and I just want to say a big thank you! Your support right out of the gate has meant the world, and I’m excited to share that we’ve already raised $8,379 of the $15,000 goal 🎉 We’re 56% of... (Read More)

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