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  • What to Do With Old Sunglasses: Recycle, Donate, Repurpose TL;DR: Old sunglasses rarely belong in a curbside recycling bin, since most pairs mix plastic, metal, and glass or polycarbonate lenses in ways standard recycling systems cannot easily separate. The better options are donating a pair t... View Post
  • Polarized sunglasses reduce glare by blocking horizontally oriented light waves that bounce off flat surfaces like water, roads, and car hoods. A thin chemical filter inside the lens is aligned vertically, acting like a venetian blind that only lets through light traveling in one direction. The r... View Post
  • If you fish, here is the short answer: polarized sunglasses are the clear winner over non-polarized. They cut the glare bouncing off the water's surface so you can actually see fish, structure, and depth instead of a blinding mirror. Non-polarized lenses simply darken everything without removing ... View Post