Archive for March 31st, 2010

We’ve had an email from Dean:

I have just had my eyes lasered and need a suggestion of where I can send unused trueye contact lenses? Also have some monthly disposables and two pairs of glasses?

Glasses – spectacles – are quite widely collected for recycling/reusing overseas — a lot of opticians have collection bins and some charity shops do too (Help the Ages, for example). Contact lens containers are also useful little things – eg, use them for carrying little amounts of salt, pepper or other seasonings on camping trips.

But what about the contact lenses themselves? Does anywhere collect them for redistribution overseas or anything?

Any suggestions?

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We’ve had an email from Dean:

I have just had my eyes lasered and need a suggestion of where I can send unused trueye contact lenses? Also have some monthly disposables and two pairs of glasses?

Glasses – spectacles – are quite widely collected for recycling/reusing overseas — a lot of opticians have collection bins and some charity shops do too (Help the Ages, for example). Contact lens containers are also useful little things – eg, use them for carrying little amounts of salt, pepper or other seasonings on camping trips.

But what about the contact lenses themselves? Does anywhere collect them for redistribution overseas or anything?

Any suggestions?

Sourced from How can I recycle this?, click here to visit

The north of Scotland has been described as the Saudi Arabia of marine power – but there isn’t much energy to be had from any sea, says Hans van Haren

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The north of Scotland has been described as the Saudi Arabia of marine power – but there isn’t much energy to be had from any sea, says Hans van Haren

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Businesses are confused about and unprepared for the implementation of the Government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), the energy efficiency scheme which starts tomorrow.
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Businesses are confused about and unprepared for the implementation of the Government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), the energy efficiency scheme which starts tomorrow.
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Professor Phil Jones, the climate scientist at the centre of the scandal over the leak of sensitive emails from a university computer, has been largely exonerated by a powerful cross-party committee of MPs who said his scientific reputation remains intact.
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Professor Phil Jones, the climate scientist at the centre of the scandal over the leak of sensitive emails from a university computer, has been largely exonerated by a powerful cross-party committee of MPs who said his scientific reputation remains intact.
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The Seychelles is plagued by pirates and threatened by climate change – but its environment minister is fighting back

Sourced from New Scientist – Climate Change, click here to visit

The Seychelles is plagued by pirates and threatened by climate change – but its environment minister is fighting back

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