Binoculars Alternative ways to recycle Donate or Sell if Usable Do Not Put In Recycling To find local donation locations, check out the NYS Reuse Locator Map. Binoculars that cannot be donated, sold, or repaired should be disposed of in the trash. Alternative Ways to Recycle Donate to Bird Conservation You can donate your binoculars to Optics for the Tropics, which sends the equipment to the Caribbean and Latin America where resources are very limited. Recycle with Canon Canon will recycle Canon-brand binoculars and other Canon-brand items for a small flat fee. Find out more.