CONTACT-LENSES

You can now recycle contact lenses: What other cosmetics can you recycle – and how?

The UK's first contact lens recycling scheme has been announced, offering the nation's 3.7 million lens wearers the chance to dispose of their lenses at public drop-off points, or via home collection.

The initiative, launched by Johnson and Johnson Vision in partnership with TerraCycle, aims to reduce plastic waste in landfills and waterways – currently 20% of wearers report they...