How do you dispose of your contact lenses? Researchers said if you're doing it the wrong way, you could be contributing to plastic pollution -- adding to the debris in rivers, lake and oceans.

Ever wonder what happens to disposable contact lenses when it's time to actually dispose of them? Some scientists at Arizona State University asked that question and found that a lot of them are going ...

What goes down our drains could harm the environment. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) – About 20% of people who use contact lenses flush them down the toilet or sink. But when those ...

Phoenix, AZ (KPNX) - — Contact-lens wearers who toss their used lenses down the drain instead of just throwing them in the trash may be contributing to world's plastic pollution, a "first-of-its-kind" ...

PHOENIX — An ASU study found that billions of contact lenses are flushed down the drain in the United States each year, which could produce plastic pollution. Charles Rolsky, a PhD student and member ...

TEMPE, Ariz. — A new study done by researchers out of Arizona State University released this weekend says many users dispose of their old contact lenses by flushing them, instead of placing them in ...