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
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Landfill Drop-off for a Fee
Costco 2300 Middlefield Rd Redwood City Reuse Free Drop-off Inquire at the Vision Center via new-eyes.org/
Goodwill (Redwood City - Donation Trailer) 46 Fifth Ave Redwood City Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (Richmond) 12341 San Pablo Avenue Richmond Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Richmond Flea Market 716 W Gertrude Ave Richmond Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Goodwill (Rodeo) 607 Parker Avenue Rodeo Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Costco (10th Street) 450 10th Street San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off at the Optical Center
Salvation Army Donation Dropbox (Little Bethany Baptist Church) 1636 Armstrong Avenue San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Must fit in dropbox opening.
The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service 832 Folsom St San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up
SF Flea Market 1166 Shafter Ave San Francisco Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Craigslist 222 Sutter St
Floor 9
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Nextdoor Headquarters
420 Taylor St
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Goodwill (San Francisco - Marina) 3605 Buchanan St San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
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.
SCRAP 801 Toland St. San Francisco 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.
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
ebay 2025 Hamilton Ave San Jose Reuse Buyback Mail-in

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