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Now you can recycle your contact lenses in the Tri-Cities

TerraCycle Include Canada (English) B+L Canada
Contact lenses can be a lifesaver, but once they end up in the trash, they tend to do more harm than good.   That’s why the international recycling company TerraCycle launched Canada’s first ever contact lens recycling program this week, with two locations in the Tri-Cities: Port Moody Eye Care on Ioco Road and XO OPTICS on Johnson Street in Coquitlam.     Every location participating in the program will accept any brand of disposable contact lens, blister pack packaging and the cardboard boxes in which they are sold. “Contact lenses and blister packs are considered non-recyclable through municipal facilities because they are too small to be captured by standard sorting machinery,” said a spokesperson for the company in a press release.   The TerraCycle urges recyclers to ensure all excess liquids are removed and the packaging and used products dried before they are turned in.