UK's first contact lens recycling scheme launches

Wearers of any brand of soft lens can now have them collected or drop them off at recycling bins

The UK's first free national recycling scheme for plastic contact lenses - worn by an estimated 3.7 million people - is being rolled out this week.

Wearers of any brand of soft lens will have the option of either having their discarded items and packaging collected or dropping them off at a network of recycling bins at Boots Opticians and selected independent stores.