Recycling Contact Lens Packaging

Disposable contact lenses are brilliant in terms of breathability and hygiene. But like so many other items in our daily lives they come in plastic packaging. Many people have asked about options for recycling contact lens packaging - good news, now you can do so and it is very easy.
If you have Ascend, Biofinity, MiSight or Proclear contact lenses, the blisters are classified #5/PP Plastic. This is a designation shared by a wide range of medical and food packaging. The cartons and cardboard packing are classified as recyclable paper and can also go in your regular household collections. The small piece of foil topping is the only part of packaging which should be discarded. One more step to help protect our environment.