A second life for old glasses
New campaign with the support of Luxembourg opticians and resource centres
The collection of old glasses is coordinated by the SDK. The campaign is supported by Luxembourg opticians. The glasses can be dropped off at all SDK mobile collection points, at Resource Centres and on request from your optician.
Preparation
The SDK, in coordination with its support partners, has decided to join forces with the Koblenz-based « Brillen weltweit » (World Glasses) initiative, which will prepare and redistribute the glasses.
The preparation includes :
- cleaning
- testing to determine whether the lenses are single vision or progressive
- repair of glasses to be repaired using existing parts
- determination of the power of the glasses
- creation of an eyewear passport with the necessary information
- removal of plastic parts such as temple tips and nose pads from unusable glasses
- material recycling of unusable glasses
The sunglasses will also be checked and, if necessary, repaired, and will be assigned to a separate project in northern India.
Mol nach emol – Giving a second life to school materials
The project Mol nach emol, focused on integrating the circular economy into the
education system, has now estab/ished itse/f in Luxembourg. The project reva/uates
school materia/s and aims to incorporate more sustainab/e practices in schoo/s and
children ‘s homes. The fundamental pillars of the project are reusing, raising
awareness, educating and inclusion.
