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Eyeglasses

Eyeglasses are objects to aid in vision. They contain a metal or plastic frame with two lenses made from plastic or glass.

Consider donation for prescription glasses in good condition to a Lion's Club collection center. Bring broken glasses into your optician for repair or reframing your lenses with a replacement frame. Many DIY options exist for reuse of lenses and repairing frames. Consider finding vintage frames for your current prescription. Many thrifts accept sunglasses and readers for reuse to their customers. Broken beyond repair glasses belong in the garbage.

Find a participating eye doctor's office to drop-off old contact lenses & blister packs for recycling through TerraCycle. Share unexpired new condition contact lenses and solution to your community for reuse with perscription details.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Alameda Point Antiques Faire 1st Sunday Every Month 3800 Main St Alameda Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Berkeley Flea Market 1937 Ashby Ave Berkeley Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Chabot College Flea Market 25555 Hesperian Blvd Hayward Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Coliseum Public Market 5401 Coliseum Way Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Costco 2300 Middlefield Rd Redwood City Reuse Free Drop-off Inquire at the Vision Center via new-eyes.org/
Costco (10th Street) 450 10th Street San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off at the Optical Center
Costco Wholesale (Fremont) 43621 Pacific Commons Blvd Fremont Reuse Free Drop-off Donate good condition eyeglasses at the Optical Department. Partnership with https://www.new-eyes.org/.
Costco Wholesale (Hayward) 28505 Hesperian blvd Hayward Reuse Free Drop-off Donate good condition eyeglasses at the Optical Department. Partnership with https://www.new-eyes.org/.
Costco Wholesale (Livermore) 2800 Independence Dr Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off Donate good condition eyeglasses at the Optical Department. Partnership with https://www.new-eyes.org/.
Costco Wholesale (San Leandro) 1900 Davis St San Leandro Reuse Free Drop-off Donate good condition eyeglasses at the Optical Department. Partnership with https://www.new-eyes.org/.
Craigslist 222 Sutter St
Floor 9
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) 2615 Davis St. San Leandro Landfill Drop-off for a Fee Public Drop-off Area
ebay 2025 Hamilton Ave San Jose Reuse Buyback Mail-in
El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center 7501 Schmidt Ln. El Cerrito Reuse Free Drop-off Lions Club donations - bring into Recycling Office.
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up Sunglasses
Free Oakland UP 2809 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, readers
FreeCycle The Freecycle Network
PO Box 294
Tuscon Reuse Free Pick-up
Friends of the Walnut Creek Library 1644 N. Broadway Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Alameda) 2319 Lincoln Ave. Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (Albany) 505 San Pablo Ave Albany Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers

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