Interview: Specsavers head of sustainability Helen Curran on its plan to keep old glasses out of landfill

Sustainability initiatives often struggle when they move from pilot project to nationwide operation; what works in a handful of stores can easily become complicated across hundreds.
However, Specsavers believes it has found a model that can scale. The optical retailer has expanded its recycling scheme to all UK stores, adding around 300 locations to an initiative first introduced in 2022.
Photo: Specsaver head of sustainability Helen Curran
The move means customers can now drop off unwanted glas