Bausch + Lomb collects more than 76 million eye care products through recycling program
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Bausch + Lomb has collected 464,100 pounds of used contact lenses, eye care and lens care materials through its One by One and Biotrue Eye Care recycling programs, according to a company press release.
“As a result of the contributions of eye care professionals, patients and consumers, these award-winning programs continue to help keep recyclable plastic and aluminum eye health packaging materials out of landfills and oceans,” Amy Butler, vice president of global environment, health, safety and sustainability at Bausch + Lomb, said in the release.
According to the release, most eye care products cannot be processed in standard recycling facilities because of their small size and the type of plastic used in manufacturing.
With the creation of the One by One program, which launched in November 2016, Bausch + Lomb has collected more than 76 million used contact lenses, blister packs and top foils that could otherwise end up in landfills or waterways. The Biotrue Eye Care recycling program, launched in April 2021, has collected more than 645,000 eye drop single dose units, lens cases, lens solution caps and eye drop bottles. The company offers a similar recycling program in Canada called Every Contact Counts.
“My patients appreciate being able to recycle their used eye health materials through the Bausch + Lomb recycling programs in an environmentally responsible way,” Jennifer Tsai, OD, a practitioner from New York, said in the release. “It allows them, and our practice, to be part of the solution.”
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