Great Story: Bausch + Lomb Partners With TerraCycle to Collect Disposable Contact Lenses Throughout St. Catharines, Port Colborne & Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, ON / AGILITYPR.NEWS / February 14, 2022 / STOP FLUSHING YOUR DISPOSABLE CONTACT LENSES & RECYCLE THEM FOR FREE AT LOCAL EYE DOCTORS THROUGHOUT ST. CATHARINES, PORT COLBORNE & NIAGARA FALLS
Through the Bausch + Lomb Every Contact Counts Recycling Program, Residents of St. Catharines, Port Colborne & Niagara Falls can Dispose of Any Brand of Disposable Contacts & Blister Packs, Diverting them from Landfill
Eye doctors located in cities throughout Ontario are helping the planet and the local community by reducing waste and keeping otherwise non-recyclable disposable contact lenses and their packaging out of the landfill.
Through the Bausch + Lomb Every Contact Counts Recycling Program, consumers are invited to bring all brands of disposable contact lenses and their blister pack packaging to participating eye doctor locations to be recycled.
“Contact lenses are one of the forgotten waste streams that are often overlooked due to their size and how commonplace they are in today’s society,” said Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle. “Programs like the Bausch + Lomb Every Contact Counts Recycling Program allows eye doctors to work within their community and take an active role in preserving the environment, beyond what their local municipal recycling programs are able to provide. By creating this recycling initiative, our aim was to provide an opportunity where whole communities are able to collect waste alongside a national network of public drop-off locations all with the unified goal to increase the number of recycled contact lenses and their associated packaging, thereby reducing their impact on landfills.”
Below is a list of local eye doctors participating in the program:
FYidoctors St.Catharines, L2R 2P2 St. Catharines 191 Welland Ave
https://fyidoctors.com/en/locations/st-catharines/fyidoctors-st-catharines
Lakeside Vision Centre, L3K 4K8 Port Colborne 200 Catharine St Suite 101
https://www.lakesidevisioncentre.com/
Smith Optical Vision & Hearing Care, L3K 6A7 Port Colborne 482B Steele St
Amore Eyewear, L2H 1H3 Niagara Falls 8123 Lundys Lane
Eye Wellness, L2J 2K8 Niagara Falls 3643 Portage Rd
To learn more about the Bausch + Lomb Every Contact Counts Recycling Program, become a public drop-off location or to search for their nearest participating location, visit https://www.terracycle.ca/brigades/bausch-and-lomb.
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About Bausch + Lomb
Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) is a global company whose mission is to improve people's lives with our health care products. We develop, manufacture and market a range of pharmaceutical, medical device and over-the-counter products, primarily in the therapeutic areas of eye health, gastroenterology and dermatology. We are delivering on our commitments as we build an innovative company dedicated to advancing global health. More information can be found at www.bauschhealth.com.
About TerraCycle Canada
TerraCycle is an innovative waste management company with a mission to eliminate the idea of waste. Operating nationally across 21 countries, TerraCycle partners with leading consumer product companies, retailers and cities to recycle products and packages, from dirty diapers to cigarette butts, that would otherwise end up being landfilled or incinerated. In addition, TerraCycle works with leading consumer product companies to integrate hard to recycle waste streams, such as ocean plastic, into their products and packaging. Its new division, Loop, is the first shopping system that gives consumers a way to shop for their favorite brands in durable, reusable packaging. TerraCycle has won over 200 awards for sustainability and has donated over $44 million to schools and charities since its founding more than 15 years ago and was named #10 in Fortune magazine’s list of 52 companies Changing the World. To learn more about TerraCycle or get involved in its recycling programs, please visit www.terracycle.ca.
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