Can you recycle contact lenses & packaging?

Lenses washed down drains become microplastic. Boots Opticians and others host ACUVUE/Terracycle contact-lens recycling boxes that take any brand's lenses and blister packs. Otherwise: general waste, never the drain.

Tips

• The foil-topped blister trays are accepted in the optician schemes too

Which bin does it go in?

Never down the sink; opticians host recycling boxes for lenses and blister packaging.

Background: The 10 recycling mistakes that ruin lorry-loads.

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