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Donate your old glasses and sunglasses
If you’re a glasses-wearer, there’s a good chance you have an old pair of frames tucked away somewhere. Bring them to a Warby Parker store, and we’ll have them recycled or refitted for someone in need.
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A collection of eyeglasses and sunglasses, including teal, gold, and tortoiseshell frames, with various lens colors lying on a white surface.g

Donate your old glasses and sunglasses

If you’re a glasses-wearer, there’s a good chance you have an old pair of frames tucked away somewhere. Bring them to a Warby Parker store, and we’ll have them recycled or refitted for someone in need.
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Here’s how it works


  • Illustration of two pairs of eyeglasses with blue lenses, one above the other.
    Illustration of two pairs of eyeglasses with blue lenses, one above the other.

    Drop off glasses or sunglasses in good, wearable condition—from any brand!—at any Warby Parker store.

  • Illustration of a blue truck with "Warby Parker" written on the side.
    Illustration of a blue truck with "Warby Parker" written on the side.

    We ship donated frames to Lions Club’s Eyeglass Recycling Centers, where they are cleaned, calibrated, and repaired.

  • Illustration of a hand holding glasses. Glasses are shinning on the right.
    Illustration of a hand holding glasses. Glasses are shinning on the right.

    The Lions Club Recycle for Sight program distributes the refurbished glasses to communities in need worldwide.

Got questions? Peruse our FAQs.

Yes! We accept donated frames in partnership with the Lions Club Recycle for Sight program.
The glasses we collect are shipped to Lions Club’s Eyeglass Recycling Centers, where they are cleaned, calibrated, repaired, and then sent throughout the world to help those who wouldn’t otherwise have access to corrective eyewear.
No, these donations are separate from our Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program. All the glasses that we and our partners distribute through Buy a Pair, Give a Pair are new frames sourced specifically for the communities where our programs operate.
Yep! We accept used glasses and sunglasses from any brand, as long as they’re not broken or missing lenses. We can’t take lens cloths, glasses cases, or other accessories. Here’s a full breakdown of what we do and don’t collect: 
Yes, we’ll take it! 
  • • Prescription or non-prescription eyeglasses 
  • • Readers 
  • • Prescription or non-prescription sunglasses 
  • • Metal clip-on sunglasses 



No, we can’t help you here: 
  • • Glasses with clearly broken frames or missing lenses 
  • • Loose lenses 
  • • Contacts of any kind 
  • • Non-metal clip-ons 
  • • Any accessories, including frame cases and lens cloths
Lions Clubs are local nonprofit service organizations associated with the Lions Clubs International organization. There are over 48,000 Lions Clubs around the world dedicated to humanitarian causes, including blindness prevention, disaster response, hunger alleviation, and more. 
Since 1925, Lions Clubs International has worked to combat vision impairment and blindness. With the Recycle for Sight Program, the organization is working to meet the urgent need for corrective lenses in communities worldwide.
Right now, we’re not able to provide donation receipts at our stores. If you need one, you can mail your donation to a Lions Club recycling center with a brief request for an acknowledgement, an itemized list of your donation, and a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope enclosed.
Unfortunately, we can’t accept mail-in donations at our stores. However, you can mail your donation to a Lions Club recycling center.
We believe in vision for all
Collecting eyewear donations is just one of the ways we help people see. For every pair of Warby Parker frames purchased, a pair of glasses is distributed to someone in need through our Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program. To date, that’s 20 million pairs and counting. And, as we work toward expanding access to vision care, we’re continuing to find ways to reduce our environmental impact.
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Collage of images: a girl trying on glasses, a child using an eye exam machine, a woman smiling with a notebook, a man holding glasses, and a close-up of optometry tools.
Collage of images: a girl trying on glasses, a child using an eye exam machine, a woman smiling with a notebook, a man holding glasses, and a close-up of optometry tools.

We believe in vision for all

Collecting eyewear donations is just one of the ways we help people see. For every pair of Warby Parker frames purchased, a pair of glasses is distributed to someone in need through our Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program. To date, that’s 20 million pairs and counting. And, as we work toward expanding access to vision care, we’re continuing to find ways to reduce our environmental impact.
Learn More