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Unused Contact Lenses Lens - Sell / Recycle / Donate / Bin ?
Matchbook
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I took the plunge a few months back and had laser eye surgery (would recommend IMO) and now have a number of boxes of lenses left over.
I checked the forum but the only posts I can find on this topic are from 2009/2010 so thought it might be worth getting an updated thread going.
So what can I do with unused Contact Lenses Lens, single use dailies??? :
Thanks in advance, and I hope this thread can be of help to others who find it in the future
I checked the forum but the only posts I can find on this topic are from 2009/2010 so thought it might be worth getting an updated thread going.
So what can I do with unused Contact Lenses Lens, single use dailies??? :
- Sell - (I know these cant be sold on ebay etc, but can they be sold or given back to any opticians?)
- Donate - can these be gifted to a charity for UK or over seas use?
- Recycle - Where is the best place to recycle these instead of binning them?
Thanks in advance, and I hope this thread can be of help to others who find it in the future
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I took the plunge a few months back and had laser eye surgery (would recommend IMO) and now have a number of boxes of lenses left over.I checked the forum but the only posts I can find on this topic are from 2009/2010 so thought it might be worth getting an updated thread going.So what can I do with unused Contact Lenses Lens, single use dailies??? :Sell - (I know these cant be sold on ebay etc, but can they be sold or given back to any opticians?)Donate - can these be gifted to a charity for UK or over seas use?Recycle - Where is the best place to recycle these instead of binning them?Thanks in advance, and I hope this thread can be of help to others who find it in the future0
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Congratulations on your successful surgery! I'd love to be without any help to see but I'm a big wimp about such ops so I'm stuck with my bifocals. . .
I doubt you'll be able to do much with the lenses you have, unfortunately. It's the same with unused medication. Contact lenses aren't like used glasses though so I doubt they'd be much good for recycling overseas, either.
You could just phone any opticians. They may offer to dispose of them for you but I doubt you'll be able to get anything for them.Please note - taken from the Forum Rules and amended for my own personal use (with thanks) : It is up to you to investigate, check, double-check and check yet again before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my posts. Although I do carry out careful research before posting and never intend to mislead or supply out-of-date or incorrect information, please do not rely 100% on what you are reading. Verify everything in order to protect yourself as you are responsible for any action you consequently take.2 -
Googling on your question might have been both quicker and easier, if you're only after simple facts rather than opinions!1
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I've seen people put them on olio and they have gone. If you don't have a very unusual prescription then you might find someone with the same one.Mortgage at 30: £204,750 (08/2020)
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