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 (San Rafael) 809 Lincoln Ave San Rafael Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (South San Francisco ) 225 Kenwood Way South San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (Walnut Creek) 2536 N Main Street Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Kennedy High School Flea Market 39999 Blacow Rd Fremont Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Laney College Flea Market 510 Fallon St Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
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.
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.
Lion's Blind Center of Diablo Valley 175 Alvarado Ave. Pittsburg Reuse Free Drop-off
Lions Club of Livermore P.O. Box 975 Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off
Listia
Online
Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
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.
Nextdoor Headquarters
420 Taylor St
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Northern Ca Swap Meets Inc 1150 Ballena Blvd Alameda Reuse Buyback Mail-in
OfferUp 1745 114th Ave SE Bellevue Reuse Buyback Pick-up
Parca Parca Main Office
800 Airport Blvd, Suite 320
Burlingame Reuse Free Pick-up
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Landfill Drop-off for a Fee
Richmond Flea Market 716 W Gertrude Ave Richmond Reuse Buyback Mail-in
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.
Salvation Army (1500 Valencia St.) 1500 Valencia St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off

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