An annual eyewear recycling program each spring that helps make eyecare more accessible to those in need
Collected eyewear (frames, prescription and non-prescription glasses, sunglasses, etc.) are delivered to the and then sent to the to be cleaned and packaged for people around the world.
The eyeglasses collection takes place annually in the spring during the annual nationwide Campus Race to Zero Waste competition.
Since 2014, the University has collected and donated over 19,000 pairs of glasses.
Glasses can be donated through a general collection or by participating in a friendly competition among departments.
Throughout the month of March, unwanted glasses can be collected for donation by mail or by drop off to the general collection bin.
Use intercampus mail: Place glasses in any box or envelope and send them through the intramural mail program.
University Mail Services
Box 270001
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Glasses can also be dropped off in the general collection box at Flaum Eye Institute, located in the Medical Center,听G-3070 (by the purple elevators)听
With the friendly competition of the Campus Race to Zero Waste in mind, we hold an annual departmental competition as part of the collection event. In addition to general donations, departments across the University community can compete for 鈥淢ost pairs of glasses collected鈥� and 鈥淢ost eye-catching box.鈥� A panel of judges from the Lions Eye Bank will vote on the box they consider to be the most attractive, or eye-catching. The winner of each category wins a certificate from the Lions Eye Bank and a prize for their department.
