Thousands of contact lens cases go into landfills every year. In order to keep that non-Biodegradable plastic out of landfills we have come up with a few ways that you can reuse or up-cycle contact lens cases. The best thing you can do is continue to reuse within your patients. Cleaning and sterilizing old contact lens cases is a very, very good thing.
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Eye Boggler:
- Estimated 38 million contact wearers in the USA- that’s a lot of cases going into landfills
Top 11 Ways to Re-use and Re-Purpose Contact Lens Cases
- Use to store small things like pins, small screws and parts
- Use as a pill box
- Call Contact Lens company and see if they can reuse.
- Use to carry small amount of Vaseline for chapped lips
- Use for small paint containers.
- Use the lids as small checker pieces or other lost game pieces.
- Use for hair gel in the purse or car
- Use as salt and Pepper shakers
- Use to store small earring (especially if travelling)
- Paint and Paste on the wall as an artwork (great insulation as well)
- Use to make and advent calendar
- Fix your Lipstick Bullet (see YouTube Video)
- Store ear plugs
- Store hearing aid batteries or small batteries
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The contact lens case is often a harbor for bacteria and as such, should be replaced regularly or cleaned. Cleaning of a lens case involves briefly placing the case in boiling water after having manually cleaned the case. If you have a spare pair of lenses in your medicine cabinet, try to replace the solution and clean the case every two weeks. You may purchase new cases for pennies and often your doctor will provide you with free, sterile new cases if you ask.