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 (Rodeo) 607 Parker Avenue Rodeo Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (Fremont) Fremont Hub Shopping Center
4025 Mowry Ave
Fremont Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Free Oakland UP 2809 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, readers
Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2500 El Camino Real
Suite 100
Palo Alto Reuse Free Drop-off
Alameda Point Antiques Faire 1st Sunday Every Month 3800 Main St Alameda Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Goodwill (Richmond) 12341 San Pablo Avenue Richmond Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (Dublin) 7232 Regional St Dublin Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Costco Wholesale (Fremont) 43621 Pacific Commons Blvd Fremont Reuse Free Drop-off Donate good condition eyeglasses at the Optical Department. Partnership with https://www.new-eyes.org/.
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.
Berkeley Flea Market 1937 Ashby Ave Berkeley Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Goodwill (Livermore) 1374 Railroad Ave Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Goodwill (Albany) 505 San Pablo Ave Albany Reuse Free Drop-off Sunglasses, Readers
Costco Wholesale (Hayward) 28505 Hesperian blvd Hayward 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 (North Oakland) 6624 San Pablo Ave Oakland 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
Coliseum Public Market 5401 Coliseum Way Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
ebay 2025 Hamilton Ave San Jose Reuse Buyback Mail-in

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