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Recently, I went to see Alice in Wonderland. On my way out of the theater, I noticed huge bins for collecting 3D glasses. I threw mine in—but it looked like I was alone.
Now, I have plenty of stuff lying around the house: junk mail, a few boxes that need to be broken down, tons of magazines, Blu-rays, kiddie toys ... do I really need 3D glasses as a souvenir?
So that got me thinking: Do YOU recycle your 3D glasses?
According to Geek Sugar, 42.1 million 3D glasses have been distributed for Avatar alone. That number is huge and seems kind of contradictory considering the movie’s theme, as well as Fox’s special “Earth Day” Blu-ray/DVD release for the blockbuster.
Somewhere, James Cameron must be crying (at least when he’s not sleeping on his bed of money). He’s not the only one, I’m guessing. It just seems like a bit of a waste. Let’s get one thing straight, though: I’m not against 3D glasses; I love them. However, I don’t see myself carrying a personalized pair to the theater when they just give them to you anyway.
Cereplast and Oculus3D are two companies teaming up to make biodegradable glasses for theater and home use. Those could be available as early as this summer. However, there are a lot of Avatar and yes, even Clash of the Titans, showings before then.
For now, is it too much to ask to throw them into the bins that are located right at the exit? Happy belated Earth/Avatar Day, everybody!
My theater doesn’t charge for them. Most people put theirs in the bin upon leaving the theater.
Recycle the glasses so theatres can charge us again for them? I do not think so. If theatres were really interested in recycling they would give you a discount if you brought you own glasses to the movie. No they only want us to recycle so they can charge for them to the next person who see the film.
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It is really going to depend on the theater you go to. Some use disposable glasses, others use the reusable glasses, it depends on the kind of projector they get. Believe me, if the theater has the reusable glasses which are more expensive, they are going to make sure you put them in the bin by having the ushers stand at the exit door. They loose a lot of money on those if people start taking them. If they use the disposable glasses then they do have bins for recycling them and give new ones to the next group, but you can take them home if you want.
Actually they do not charge you for the glasses either. The extra $3.00 charge added to 3d movies goes to the studio to help pay for the added cost of doing a movie in 3d. The theater must take the cost for the glasses out of the base price of the tickets and pay for them. That is just how it was set up. There was a news article that explained all this.