Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) (“Bausch + Lomb”), a
leading global eye health company dedicated to helping people see
better to live better, today announced its exclusive ONE by ONE and
Biotrue® Eye Care Recycling programs have recycled a total of 65.8
million units, or 397,194 pounds, of used contact lenses, eye care
and lens care materials, which is equivalent to the weight of three
commercial-sized airplanes.
“Contact lenses, eye care and lens care materials are often not
processed in standard recycling facilities due to their small size
and the type of plastic used to manufacture them. As a result, they
can potentially end up in landfills or waterways and contribute to
plastic pollution,” said Amy Butler, vice president, Global
Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability, Bausch + Lomb. “We
created the ONE by ONE program and later extended our efforts with
the Biotrue® Eye Care Recycling program to provide eye care
practitioners and their patients with a way to properly recycle
these used materials and help prevent them from ending up in our
environment. Now, with nearly 13,000 eye doctors’ offices
participating as official Bausch + Lomb recycling centers and
contributions from consumers all over the nation, we can take these
once forgotten waste streams and use the millions of materials to
create various post-consumer products like picnic tables and
benches.”
The ONE by ONE Recycling program has collected more than 65
million units of used contact lenses, top foils and blister packs
since its launch in 2016. The Biotrue® Eye Care Recycling program,
the first and only eye care recycling program in the United States
that launched in 2021, has collected more than 440,000 eye drop
single dose units, lens cases and lens solution caps, as well as
Biotrue® Hydration Boost lubricant eye drops multi-dose bottles.
(Lens solution bottles can be recycled through standard recycling
in accordance with local recycling guidelines).
“The Bausch + Lomb ONE by ONE and Biotrue Eye Care recycling
programs are complementary and an integral part of our practice’s
approach to sustainability as they allow us to contribute to the
collection of these materials for proper recycling. My patients
also appreciate hearing about these programs during their
appointments, and many of them bring their used eye health
materials to our practice to help minimize the waste these
materials generate. Through these Bausch + Lomb programs, my
practice can help make a difference in our environment,” said Gina
Wesley, O.D., Complete Eye Care, Medina, Minn.
The programs are made possible through a collaboration with
TerraCycle®, a world leader in the collection and repurposing of
hard-to-recycle waste.
In addition to the United States, Bausch + Lomb has a similar
contact lens recycling program in Canada called Every Contact
Counts. For more information on the Bausch + Lomb ONE by ONE
Recycling program, visit www.bauschrecycles.com. For more
information on the Biotrue® Eye Care Recycling program, visit
www.biotrue.com/terracycle.
About the Biotrue® Eye Care Recycling Program
The Bausch + Lomb Biotrue® Eye Care Recycling program is the
first and only eye care recycling program in the United States.
This program allows consumers who participate to properly recycle
all brands of their eye drop single dose units, lens cases and lens
solution caps*, as well as Biotrue® Hydration Boost lubricant eye
drops multi-dose bottles. Once consumers collect these items, they
can be mailed to TerraCycle using a pre-paid shipping label. When
the waste arrives at the TerraCycle facility, it is cleaned and
melted into hard plastic pellets that can be used to make new
recycled products.
About the ONE by ONE Recycling Program
The Bausch + Lomb ONE by ONE Recycling program is the first and
only sponsored contact lens recycling program in the United States.
This award-winning program collects used contact lenses, top foil
and opened plastic blister packs from any brand and is available to
contact lens wearers and eye care professionals. Nearly 13,000 eye
care practices are registered as official recycling centers of the
program. To participate, contact lens wearers can bring their used
contact lenses and packaging to one of these practices, which
collects the used lens materials in a custom recycling bin provided
by Bausch + Lomb. Once the bin is filled, the optometry practice
ships the materials to TerraCycle for proper recycling using a
Bausch + Lomb pre-paid shipping label.
About Bausch + Lomb
Bausch + Lomb is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift
of sight for millions of people around the world – from the moment
of birth through every phase of life. Its comprehensive portfolio
of more than 400 products includes contact lenses, lens care
products, eye care products, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals,
over-the-counter products and ophthalmic surgical devices and
instruments. Founded in 1853, Bausch + Lomb has a significant
global research and development, manufacturing and commercial
footprint with approximately 13,000 employees and a presence in
nearly 100 countries. Bausch + Lomb is headquartered in Vaughan,
Ontario with corporate offices in Bridgewater, New Jersey. For more
information, visit www.bausch.com and connect with us on Twitter,
LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
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actual results to differ materially from those described in the
forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed in
Bausch + Lomb’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission and the Canadian Securities Administrators, which
factors are incorporated herein by reference. They also include,
but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties caused by or
relating to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, and the fear of that
pandemic and its potential effects, the severity, duration and
future impact of which are highly uncertain and cannot be
predicted, and which may have a material adverse impact on Bausch +
Lomb, including but not limited to its project development
timelines, launches and costs (which may increase). Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date hereof. Bausch + Lomb undertakes no obligation
to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events
or circumstances after the date of this news release or to reflect
actual outcomes, unless required by law.
*Lens solution bottles can be recycled through standard
recycling in accordance with local recycling guidelines.
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