Max Face Shield LLC was started by Dr. Jeff Ackerman to commercialize the Eco Face Shield. Dr. Ackerman believed that the high demand for face shields during the early stages of Covid-19 would result in significant amounts of plastic waste because existing face shield were disposable and made from multiple non-recyclable parts. He believed that a new type of face shield could be made from a single piece of recyclable plastic and set out to develop and commercialize the Eco Face Shield. Since the Eco Face Shield packs flat and takes up only 1/16 of space of existing face shields, Dr. Ackerman is hopeful that the Eco Face Shield can provide an economical way to pack, distribute, and store face shields during this and future pandemics.