B + L Reports More Than 65 Million Units of Contact Lens, Eye Care and Lens Care Materials Recycled Through Recycling Programs

Tuesday, April 18 2023 | 10 h 20 min | News, Press Release

Bausch + Lomb announced its exclusive ONE by ONE and Biotrue^® Eye Care Recycling programs have recycled a total of 65.8 million units, or 397,194 pounds, of used contact lenses, eye care and lens care materials, which is equivalent to the weight of three commercial-sized airplanes.

“Contact lenses, eye care and lens care materials are often not processed in standard recycling facilities due to their small size and the type of plastic used to manufacture them. As a result, they can potentially end up in landfills or waterways and contribute to plastic pollution,” said Amy Butler, vice president, Global Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability, Bausch + Lomb.

The ONE by ONE Recycling program has collected more than 65 million units of used contact lenses, top foils and blister packs since its launch in 2016. The Biotrue^® Eye Care Recycling program, the first and only eye care recycling program in the United States that launched in 2021, has collected more than 440,000 eye drop single dose units, lens cases and lens solution caps, as well as Biotrue^® Hydration Boost lubricant eye drops multi-dose bottles.

Bausch + Lomb has a similar contact lens recycling program in Canada called Every Contact Counts. For more information visit www.bausch.ca/en-ca/every-contact-counts.

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