A second life for old glasses

With the support of Luxembourg opticians and resources centers.

The SDK coordinates the national collection of old eyeglasses. The campaign is supported by the Luxembourg opticians. Drop-off options are available at all SuperDrecksKescht® mobile collection points and at the resources centers, as well as at your optician upon request.

The glasses are collected at SDK’s logistics center in Colmar-Berg and regularly handled to ‘Brillen weltweit‘ (glasses worldwide).

The refurbishment of the glasses is done by long-term unemployed people. ‚Brillen weltweit‘ is for the reuse / recycling of used eyeglasses. The long-term professional support is provided by an experienced master optician. There are collection points in Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Belgium and now also in Luxembourg.

The campaign bears the generally recognized DZI donation seal, a seal of quality for reputable and transparent donation organizations that handle the goods or funds entrusted to them responsibly.

The preparation of the glasses includes :

• Cleaning
• Test to determine whether the eyeglasses are single vision or varifocals
• Repair of defective glasses using existing parts
• Determination of the strength of the glasses
• Creation of a spectacle passport with all necessary information
• Removal of plastic parts such as temple ends and nose pads for glasses that are no longer usable
• material recycling of glasses that are no longer usable

Sunglasses are also checked and repaired if necessary and go to a separate project in northern India.

In the household waste analysis organized by the environmental administration, syringes and cannulas are repeatedly found in the residual waste.

Used syringes – off into the safety box

Many – especially chronic – diseases, such as diabetes, are nowadays treated by regular injections at home. That is why more and more hypodermic needles and syringes are being used in the private sector.

Used syringes can pose a considerable risk in case of improper disposal. Employees of waste disposal companies, but also family members or the user themselves can injure themselves unintentionally, not to mention a possible risk of infection.

How does the collection work with the safety box ?

Used syringes and needles, including insulin pens, are simply inserted. When the container is fully filled, the safety lock is pressed until it clicks into place. This keeps the contents safe until final disposal. Detailed instructions can be found on the label of the box. Return filled containers to your pharmacy or SDK collection points.

Caution: The syringe container must be correctly and completely closed when dispensed to avoid the risk of injury.