THE PROBLEM
Contact lenses are literally going down the drain, pass through waste treatment plants, and entering waste water and then the ocean.
SOLUTIONS AND ACTION
We seek a mandate that requires contact manufacturing companies to provide take-back programs. This would allow consumers to drop off or mail in their used contacts and disposable cases so they can be disposed of or recycled properly.
STAY INFORMED
Contact Lenses are a Surprising Source of Plastic Pollution – Scientific American
Plastic Pollution: “Stop flushing contact lenses down the loo” – BBC