3 Billion of these go down the toilet (in the US) every year

[Robert Martellaro]

Answer: What are contact lenses.

What are they thinking?

https://asunow.asu.edu/20180819-discoveries-asu-scientists-1st-nationwide-study-environmental-costs-contact-lenses

Best regards,

Robert Martellaro

[rbaker]

Holy crap! Some pencil necked geek graduate student living in his parents cellar figured out a way to score some "guvment" money and came out of his "safe space" to save the environment. I wonder what that study cost us taxpayers. And no photos of some lobstah with a contact lens stuck in his gills.

[bta89]

Well you see, the graduate student obviously doesn't wear contacts, he must wear glasses. His study is probably completely biased towards CL wearers. "Currently, manufacturers do not provide consumers with any information on the best environmentally friendly way to dispose of contact lenses after use." I wonder what he considers this...http://www.bausch.com/our-company/one-by-one-recycling. Just one example

[Lab Insight]

Answer: What are contact lenses.

What are they thinking?

https://asunow.asu.edu/20180819-discoveries-asu-scientists-1st-nationwide-study-environmental-costs-contact-lenses

Best regards,

Robert Martellaro

Condoms are a much bigger issue and epidemic. Don't tarnish our industry.

[Chris Ryser]

New regulation to come in clean countries ................

Condoms are a much bigger issue and epidemic. Don't tarnish our industry.

Simple solution .........................

New regulation to come in clean countries ...........................

A $ 10.00 per pair deposit required at point of purchase, and refundable upon return to seller with copy of receipt.

Write your government representative.

[mervinek]

insert eye roll here.

[optical24/7]

Condoms are a much bigger issue and epidemic. Don't tarnish our industry.

Simple solution .........................

New regulation to come in clean countries ...........................

A $ 10.00 per pair deposit required at point of purchase, and refundable upon return to seller with copy of receipt.

Write your government representative.

Worst....Job...Ever..... Employee of used condom verification center....

[fjpod]

The real environmental damage is the waste of fresh water.

[fjpod]

Kinda reminds me of the hullabaloo over plastic straws (from Starbucks)... What about the cups? Let's outlaw them. C'mon millennials, bring you coffee from home in a thermos. And the plastic forks and spoons?

[King of the Lab]

I went to a place that served cardboard straws recently. Needed a new cardboard straw every 10 minutes because it got soggy.

[Chris Ryser]

.....................just wondering

I went to a place that served cardboard straws recently. Needed a new cardboard straw every 10 minutes because it got soggy.

.....................just wondering, how long were you taking with the same soft drink ?

[mervinek]

I went to a place that served cardboard straws recently. Needed a new cardboard straw every 10 minutes because it got soggy.

This made me think of the new commercial for Twizzler straws! Being from Hershey, I thought it was great!

[King of the Lab]

.....................just wondering, how long were you taking with the same soft drink ?

It was H20..

[Robert Martellaro]

Condoms are a much bigger issue and epidemic.

That's another forum.

Don't tarnish our industry

The product is fine, but some of the users need an education. Maybe a simple "Do Not Flush" on the I&R handout.

I went to a place that served cardboard straws recently. Needed a new cardboard straw every 10 minutes because it got soggy.

I don't think I've used a straw since I was age 17.

This made me think of the new commercial for Twizzler straws! Being from Hershey, I thought it was great!

That's the spirit!

Best regards,

Robert Martellaro