Opticycle

Optical by National Pharmacies has partnered with Opticycle to divert empty disposable contact lens blister cases from landfill.

Simply, return your empty disposable contact lens blister cases to any Optical by National Pharmacies store and Opticycle will separate the contact lens cases into plastic and aluminium for repurposing into building products, including plastic fence posts and plastic wheel stops, and in the production of steel.

Disposable contact lens blister cases can currently not be recycled through kerbside waste collection, which means that an estimated 250 – 500 million* disposable contact lens cases are discarded each year by Australian consumers, with daily, single-use plastic lens cases making up the largest portion of that waste.

*Data captured by Opticycle.