Eye safety experts say you can reuse eclipse glasses as long as they aren’t damaged or expired.
But it will be decades before you'll need them again in the U.S., and most glasses shouldn't be used if they're more than three years old.
Before you throw away your eclipse glasses, consider donating or recycling them.
WonderLab and the Waste Reduction District have partnered with national nonprofit Astronomers Without Borders to redistribute eclipse glasses. Both will accept donations through the end of April.
Additional drop-off locations include Warby Parker stores, located in Indianapolis and Carmel, and Vessel Refillery in Fort Wayne.
Eclipse Glasses USA is also collecting glasses to send around the world for others to use during their next opportunity in the path of an eclipse. The next event the group is preparing for is the Oct. 2 annular solar eclipse that will go over the Pacific Ocean, southern Chile and southern Argentina.
Glasses can be mailed to the following address:
Eclipse Glasses USA, LLC
PO BOX 50571
Provo, UT 84605
This story has been updated to include the Waste Reduction District.
