You can dispose of these in your general household waste or take them to your local recycling centre (RC).
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Which home bin
You can put glasses in your general waste bin.
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Which RC container
Use the general waste container.
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Which RC accept this waste
All our recycling centres accept glasses.
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Further information
It is estimated that there are 200 million people in the developing world whose quality of life would be drastically improved if they owned a pair of glasses. You can donate your old glasses by:
- asking your optician if they’ll take back your old pair for recycling
- sending them to the Lions Club. They collect glasses and distribute to them to charities.
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You could also...
- request your opticians simply change the lenses
- check with your optician to see if they will accept old glasses back for reuse or recycling.