If you don't want to put your eclipse glasses away, know that you can recycle them and not throw them in ordinary trash. See how you can do it. On the other hand, if you want to keep them, there are also indicated ways of doing so.
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13/08/2026
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Dafter the minutes you had yesterday looking at the sun through your goggles, what are you gonna do with the pair you had in your possession? Throwing away in ordinary garbage is an option, but not the most correct one. Know that you can recycle them and there is a better way to do it.
If you don't plan on saving your glasses for a next eclipse, which doesn't take long after all, you can safely discard your glasses. If you threw them away in ordinary garbage, there was a better way to do it, in recycling.
How to recycle eclipse glasses
According to EuroNews, these protective glasses can be recycled, but partially. The truth is, the lens, the special filter, can't. They reveal that these filters are made of polymer, a resin with carbon particles, or polyester film with a metal layer.
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They explain whatand these lenses cannot be processed in recycling facilities and must be removed from frames. After doing so, you can put the paper frames, if that is the material used, in the recycling of the ordinary paper.
And how do you save them for the next eclipse?
On the other hand, if you want to save them for a next eclipse, the ideal thing is for them to be stored as indicated. According to the American Astronomical Society, the recommendation is to store them at room temperature, in the original packaging in the envelope or even in a box.
You should pay attention to dirt, moisture and possible scratches. They shall be placed in a space where they are not folded or crushed. They also show that after three years of storage they must be discarded if they do not have the latest ISO standard.
New eclipse in 2027
There is a new solar eclipse scheduled for next year and, in fact, it will also take place in August – more precisely on the 2. This new solar eclipse will offer better observation conditions to those in the south of the country.
To underline that in 2027, it will not be possible to observe a total solar eclipse at any point in Portugal since the next opportunity will not happen until 2144. Still, you won't have to go very far and you can do it in southern Spain.
According to the National Geographic, the eclipse of August 2, 2027 will take place between 8:30 and 10:40 and will cross southern Spain from west to east. It is therefore recommended to visit Cádiz and Málaga, as well as the south of Granada, America and Meliha.
In the case of Portugal, which will only be entitled to a partial solar eclipse, observers will be able to count on obstruction of the solar disk above 90% in the Alentejo and Algarve regions. As you notice the site Time and Date, a zone in Portugal that will also offer excellent observation conditions, is the Madeira archipelago, offering a 97% obstruction.