Recycling plan has specs appeal

An opticians in East Kilbride has helped to contribute to recycling more than 50 tonnes of glasses and eye care materials that customers have dropped off.

It also marks reaching the significant milestone of recycling the equivalent of 1 million pairs of glasses, at stores across the UK, since the initiative began in August 2022.

Teaming up with recycling experts MYgroup, collection points have been available in the East Kilbride store for customers to recycle their unwanted specs and contact lens packaging.

“A big thank you to everyone who has helped us with this recycling initiative by bringing in their eye care products for disposal,”said Marianne Keys, store director at Specsavers in East Kilbride.

“To have also contributed to such a huge overall total is brilliant and we want to continue to recycle as much as we can to help reduce the amount of waste to landfill.

“Customers can drop off metal and plastic glasses and sunglasses, as well as contacts lenses and accessories, including blister packs, contact lens cases and solution bottles.

“Unfortunately we can’t accept glasses cases or lens cloths.”

Once the collections bins are full, the items are shipped to MYgroup’s recycling plant.

The glasses and contact lenses are then given a second lease of life and are repurposed into a wide range of items such as furniture, home and garden accessories, including benches and even play park equipment.

You can drop off any unwanted glasses or eye care materials by visiting the store or you can call 01355 640 059 for more information.