Introducing the Contact Lens Recycling Programme at Opticare

Up until now, it’s not been possible or practical to recycle your used contact lenses. They would just end up in the bin and eventually landfill as even more plastic waste. Millions of contact lenses are going to landfill or being flushed away in the UK, every year.

At Opticare Opticians we take our environmental responsibilities seriously and that’s why we’re proud to announce our partnership with ACUVUE® and TerraCycle® with the Contact Lens Recycle Programme.

What is it?

You may not think a few small contact lenses will make much difference, but added up across the UK, millions of contact lenses are disposed of every year. The programme’s mission is to save over 3 quarters of a billion contact lenses from causing environmental damage every year through landfill or being flushed away.

How does it work?

We want to make it super easy for you, so it has the biggest environmental impact possible. Therefore all you need to do is collect together your old contact lenses together and then just pop them into your nearest Opticare Opticians. We have recycling bins in all our branches waiting for you.

What can be recycled?

We can recycle your old contact lenses, any make or brand. Plus, we also accept the blister packaging they came in and the foil backing.

Find out more about the Acuvue recycle programme

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