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UPDATE: How to Recycle Your Eclipse Glasses

After the eclipse, you can send your eclipse viewing glasses on a journey around the world. Donate on campus before April 17.

UPDATE:  A message from Rebekkah Berryhill, manager, care of grounds, University Facilities Management.

"I hope that all of you were able to take in the celestial wonder on Monday.  The Office of Sustainability has partnered with to collect any used or unused eclipse viewing glasses that folks may still have on hand.  We all know the drill, mementos kept on a shelf in an office collecting dust until they ultimately end up in a landfill.  Astronomers Without Borders global programming provides impoverished communities opportunities to learn about and safely observe the next solar event.  KSU has placed collection hubs in Residence Halls, at the 麻豆影院 Student Center and in the DI Hub.  As a curator, if you are getting requests to recycle glasses, please designate a small box or container to collect the glasses and then drop them off with a Residence Hall Director, or directly at the collection points in the Student Center Information Desk or the DI Hub 2nd and 3rd floor entrance yellow barrels.  The final date for collection will be April 17th, 2024."

Collection Points:

  • DI HUB 2nd Floor Entrance.
  • DI HUB 3rd Floor Entrance.
  • 麻豆影院 Student Center Information Desk.
  • Residence Hall Director Offices, Korb Hall.

Dates: 

Now through April 17.

So, the eclipse happened. Now what to do with these blackout sunglasses?

The next total solar eclipse that will be visible in Ohio will be in 2099. That鈥檚 a long time to hang onto a pair of paper sunglasses.

They can鈥檛 be put into a regular recycling bin because they鈥檙e two-in-one mixed materials: paper and film.

麻豆影院 and Main Street 麻豆影院 are here to help solve this post-eclipse dilemma. After the eclipse, look for collection stations on campus and in downtown 麻豆影院 to drop off your eclipse glasses.

Solar Eclipse Glasses

 

麻豆影院 State and Main Street 麻豆影院 will then take the collected glasses to the Portage County Recycling Center. From there, they will be sent to Astronomers Without Borders, a group that distributes the eclipse glasses to underserved communities and schools around the world that are in the path of future eclipses.

麻豆影院 State Eclipse Graphic

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Collecting these eclipse glasses is an exceptional expression of 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 core values and commitment to building a more sustainable future.

Melanie Knowles
Melanie Knowles, 麻豆影院 State's manager of sustainability

鈥溌槎褂霸 State is always working to reduce waste,鈥 said Melanie Knowles, manager of sustainability at 麻豆影院 State. 鈥淒onating your glasses for reuse is a great way to keep usable items out of the landfill. And it鈥檚 also an opportunity to help others around the world to view an eclipse safely, by passing along your eclipse glasses.鈥

Knowles is coordinating 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 eclipse glasses collection and recycling efforts and Edward Butch, a member of Main Street 麻豆影院鈥檚 board of directors, is managing collection for the city of 麻豆影院, through Main Street 麻豆影院.

鈥淚t鈥檚 wonderful that this is happing during Earth Month when we鈥檙e already celebrating our planet and being especially conscious about our environment,鈥 Knowles said. 

Donate Eclipse Glasses

 

鈥淭he eclipse is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most people,鈥 she said. 鈥淧assing on eclipse glasses through Astronomers Without Borders is an amazing way to feel a part of our planetary community.鈥

Jon Jivan's photos of the solar eclipse

 

Later Collection Opportunities

If you miss the collections on campus and downtown, the Portage County Recycling Center, 3588 Mogadore Rd. in 麻豆影院, will be accepting eclipse glasses for recycling through April 19. Their offices are open weekdays from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. There will be a drop box in their office lobby. 

POSTED: Thursday, April 4, 2024 01:41 PM
Updated: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 04:17 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Phil B. Soencksen
PHOTO CREDIT:
麻豆影院 State Office of Sustainability, University Communications and Marketing