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4. In some communities the Lions Club still

Reply to JonathanRackham (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 11:47 AM

Mar 2016

does this but in others they have stopped. jftr - It is my understanding that all the glasses must be sent out of the country and can not be used in the US. Not sure why that is.

If you have a local agency like First Call for Help call them for advice.

Also, some Costcos accept recycled glasses but again they are used out of the country.

Someone posted on DU a year or so ago that people down on their luck and looking for work often need reading glasses. So, I buy readers at Dollar Tree and drop them off at the computer lab in my local public library. Probably time to do that again.

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Recycling Eyeglasses [View all] JonathanRackham Mar 2016 OP

Yes they do! Texasgal Mar 2016 #1

Nice thought. I must have a dozen around the house too. I think I'll call my local eye clinic OregonBlue Mar 2016 #2

My ophthalmologist has a box for recycling glasses Warpy Mar 2016 #3

In some communities the Lions Club still DURHAM D Mar 2016 #4

Yes. underpants Mar 2016 #5

RECYCLING MISSION COMPLETE! JonathanRackham Mar 2016 #6

^ Wilms Mar 2016 #7

My post office has an eyeglass recycle bin. lamp_shade Mar 2016 #8

That's pretty cool. JonathanRackham Mar 2016 #10

You can also donate any old cell phones to Verizon in order to help victims of domestic violence. demmiblue Mar 2016 #9

My sister's child custody lawyer told me about that. JonathanRackham Mar 2016 #11

Just be sure not to a create a spectacle Orrex Mar 2016 #12