Posted August 24, 2017 06:34am
(MSC News)--Don't toss those eclipse glasses in the garbage.
There's a special initiative being launched by an organization that will find a second life for the special spectacles.
According to Time magazine, Astronomers Without Borders is asking that you “don't waste, donate” the glasses, with corporate partners of the organization to help collect and process the used glasses.
They will be sent to schools in South America and Asia where the next solar eclipse will happen on July 2, 2019.
The organization has not yet unveiled all details about the collection effort, but its website says those plans will be made public soon. To find out how you can donate your eclipse glasses when the program begins, go here.
Time magazine also notes that if your eclipse glasses don't have an expiration date, they may still be good for the next United States eclipse on April 8, 2024.
That event will stretch from Texas to the northeastern states.