If you’re like most people, you have at least one pair of old prescription eyeglasses or forgotten sunglasses lying in drawers around the house.  You can help put those old glasses to good use by recycling them at your local eyecare office.

An organization called, “One Sight” offers free eye clinics around the globe to help improve vision for people of all ages.  They team up with organizations like the Lion’s Club to collect used prescription glasses, including bi-focals, and non-prescription sunglasses.  Eye exams are given at no charge and the gently used glasses are given to patients who could otherwise not afford them.  1.2 million eyeglasses are needed to perform the 20 annual global clinics.  Look for the yellow Lion’s Club collection boxes at Lenscrafters, Sunglass Hut stores, and Sears Optical stores.  Anyone can see there’s a great need to recycle your old glasses.

Those naysayers who think the trash can is the only option for wine corks can just - well, put a cork in it!  A sustainable green materials company, Yemm and Hart will take post-consumer vino corks and turn them into wall and floor tiles and other products.  You have to pay for the shipping to get them there, but considering a cork weighs about a tenth of an ounce - you could send quite a load and still not be out that much at the post office.  For the love of vino - just send them your corks.  Someday you may be walking on them in your kitchen!  Salute.

Tags: eyeglasses, wine corks

Categories: Recycling