Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto

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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
Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2500 El Camino Real
Suite 100
Palo Alto Reuse Free Drop-off
ThredUp Corporate Headquarters
969 Broadway, Suite 200
Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in Non-prescription sunglasses
The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service 832 Folsom St San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up
TerraCycle 121 New York Ave Trenton Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Contact lenses and packs. And broken eyewear, including protective.
SF Flea Market 1166 Shafter Ave San Francisco Reuse Buyback Mail-in
SCRAP 801 Toland St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
San Pablo Flea Market 6100 San Pablo Ave Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Salvation Army Donation Dropbox (Little Bethany Baptist Church) 1636 Armstrong Avenue San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Must fit in dropbox opening.
Salvation Army (Oakland) 601 Webster St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Salvation Army (Alameda) 1918 Park St. Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off
Salvation Army (3921 Geary Blvd) 3921 Geary Blvd San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Salvation Army (1500 Valencia St.) 1500 Valencia St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Rockridge Optometry 5321 College Ave Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Collection site for good condition prescription eye wear for reuse for Lion's Club. Also, collection site for contact lenses & blister packs from all brands for recycling through TerraCycle.
Richmond Flea Market 716 W Gertrude Ave Richmond Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Landfill Drop-off for a Fee
Parca Parca Main Office
800 Airport Blvd, Suite 320
Burlingame Reuse Free Pick-up
OfferUp 1745 114th Ave SE Bellevue Reuse Buyback Pick-up
Northern Ca Swap Meets Inc 1150 Ballena Blvd Alameda Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Nextdoor Headquarters
420 Taylor St
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
New Eyes: glasses for those in need 549 Millburn Ave
PO Box 332
Short Hills Reuse Free Drop-off Prescription, reading, and sunglasses. Collection boxes available.

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