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
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Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Lions Club of Livermore P.O. Box 975 Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off
Lion's Blind Center of Diablo Valley 175 Alvarado Ave. Pittsburg Reuse Free Drop-off
Lens Crafters 100 Battery St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Simply drop off your gently used prescription or non-prescription glasses at a LensCrafters location near you and we will gladly recycle and hand-deliver your used eyewear to those in need during a OneSight Global Clinic.
Lens Crafters 3251 20th Ave.
Suite 219
San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Simply drop off your gently used prescription or non-prescription glasses at a LensCrafters location near you and we will gladly recycle and hand-deliver your used eyewear to those in need during a OneSight Global Clinic.
Lens Crafters 685 Market St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Simply drop off your gently used prescription or non-prescription glasses at a LensCrafters location near you and we will gladly recycle and hand-deliver your used eyewear to those in need during a OneSight Global Clinic.
Laney College Flea Market 510 Fallon St Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Kennedy High School Flea Market 39999 Blacow Rd Fremont Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Goodwill (Walnut Creek) 2536 N Main Street Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (South San Francisco ) 225 Kenwood Way South San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (San Rafael) 809 Lincoln Ave San Rafael Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (San Pablo) 100A San Pablo Towne Center San Pablo Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (San Mateo) 28 W. 25th Ave San Mateo Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (San Francisco - Marina) 3605 Buchanan St San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (Rodeo) 607 Parker Avenue Rodeo Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (Richmond) 12341 San Pablo Avenue Richmond Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (Redwood City - Donation Trailer) 46 Fifth Ave Redwood City Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (Pleasant Hill) 1699 Contra Costa Boulevard,
Gregory Village Shopping Center
Pleasant Hill Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (Pittsburg) 396 Atlantic Avenue,
Atlantic Plaza Shopping Center
Pittsburg Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (Oakland - MacArthur) 3525 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers

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