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In a groundbreaking collaboration, Opticycle and Specsavers have joined forces to revolutionise the recycling landscape, diverting an impressive 7.8 tonnes of eyeglasses and lenses from landfills over the last three months.

Have you ever taken a moment to contemplate the environmental footprint of contact lenses?

A large amount of regular waste is mistakenly disposed of with clinical waste and either burned or cleaned in an autoclave before being dumped. Unnecessary extra processing of general waste is more costly for health systems and the environment.