Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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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
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/.
SCRAP 801 Toland St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Chabot College Flea Market 25555 Hesperian Blvd Hayward Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Goodwill (Mill Valley - Donation Trailer) 1 Camino Alto Mill Valley Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
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.
Lions Club of Livermore P.O. Box 975 Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off
Coliseum Public Market 5401 Coliseum Way Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Goodwill (San Rafael) 809 Lincoln Ave San Rafael Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Costco 2300 Middlefield Rd Redwood City Reuse Free Drop-off Inquire at the Vision Center via new-eyes.org/
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.
ebay 2025 Hamilton Ave San Jose Reuse Buyback Mail-in

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