Plastic Bank’s partnership with Specsavers
Plastic Bank collaborates with Specsavers to make a positive impact on people and the planet
One of our key sustainability goals is to reduce the environmental impact of the products that we sell. As we work with our suppliers to produce more sustainable materials, Plastic Bank allows us to offset the full amount of plastic that we produce in the process of selling contact lenses. We recognise that this is not a long-term solution, however our partnership with Plastic Bank enables us to remove plastic from the environment whilst providing extra income and social benefits to collection members. The strength of our partnership with Plastic Bank lies in the opportunity to try to make a tangible difference today for the people living in the vulnerable coastal communities where Plastic Bank operates.
Contact lenses from Specsavers are now plastic net-zero
We sell a lot of contact lenses around the world – they’re a big part of our business and they help millions of customers to see better every single day. Plastic packaging is essential to the safety and sterility of medical products like daily disposable contact lenses, but we also know that recycling plastic is complex. Plastic recycling options are not always available in all regions where we operate.
This partnership enables us to offset more than 340 tonnes of plastic packaging waste annually. This amount is equivalent to all plastic packaging used through the sale of contact lenses globally in-store and online.
Specsavers is committed to improving lives through better sight and hearing. Alongside our commitment to be a Net Zero business by 2050, we are working to reduce the impact of the materials we use. Our partnership with Plastic Bank allows us to reduce plastic pollution and make a positive contribution to society as we work towards a longer term solution.
Mark Yates
Head of Sustainability at Specsavers
Companies committed to making a positive environmental and social impact are turning business as usual into business for good. Specsavers clearly sees the urgency to act for the well-being of our people and the planet. Through our partnership, we are accelerating our shared goal of ending poverty and stopping plastic pollution.
David Katz
Founder and CEO of Plastic Bank
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