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
Goodwill (Hayward) 20806 Hesperian Blvd Hayward Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (Livermore) 1374 Railroad Ave Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
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/.
Lions Club of Livermore P.O. Box 975 Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up Sunglasses
Goodwill (Mill Valley - Donation Trailer) 1 Camino Alto Mill Valley Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Free Oakland UP 2809 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, readers
San Pablo Flea Market 6100 San Pablo Ave Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Goodwill (North Oakland) 6624 San Pablo Ave Oakland 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.
Coliseum Public Market 5401 Coliseum Way Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
ThredUp Corporate Headquarters
969 Broadway, Suite 200
Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in Non-prescription sunglasses
Goodwill (Oakland - MacArthur) 3525 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Salvation Army (Oakland) 601 Webster St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Laney College Flea Market 510 Fallon St Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Listia
Online
Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2500 El Camino Real
Suite 100
Palo Alto Reuse Free Drop-off
Lion's Blind Center of Diablo Valley 175 Alvarado Ave. Pittsburg Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Pittsburg) 396 Atlantic Avenue,
Atlantic Plaza Shopping Center
Pittsburg 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

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