Eyeglasses

Eyeglasses can be donated to local community service organizations that will distribute them to people in need. National organizations such as Lions Clubs, OneSight, VSP Global Eyes of Hope, and other service groups accept them for reuse.

Some branches of the Cuyahoga County Public Library have a drop box for eyeglasses. Check with your local library branch for details.

Lions in Sight, located in California and Nevada, accepts eyeglasses, sunglasses (prescription and non-prescription), broken eyeglass parts, and clip-on sunglasses with metal parts through a mail-back program.

For donations of regular eyeglasses, see the list of Donation Locations below.

Solar Eclipse Glasses

Do not place solar glasses in curbside recycling. Due to the mixed-material nature of eclipse-viewing glasses (cardstock and solar film), they are not recyclable curbside.

Drop-Off Locations

Astronomers Without Borders offers a reuse, recycling, and distribution program for solar glasses. See details about their mailback program.

If you can't find a reuse for solar glasses, they can be dropped off at a mixed paper recycling bin after REMOVING THE SOLAR FILM. Place solar film in the trash. Mixed paper and cardboard recycling bins are typically found in school or municipal parking lots, nonprofits, places of worship, and the Cleveland Metroparks.

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Looking to recycle, donate, or dispose of other items? Use the dark blue 'What Do I Do With?' search bar at the top of every page of this website. Allow location services or use the city drop-down to find opportunities in your local area.