Method of recycling eyewear

1 . A method for recycling eyewear used in viewing stereoscopic image content, comprising:

collecting used eyewear after audience members have viewed stereoscopic image content, said collecting occurring at at least one venue;

transporting selected collected eyewear from at least one venue to a centralized cleaning facility;

cleaning selected eyewear at said centralized cleaning facility; and

further transporting selected cleaned eyewear from said centralized cleaning facility to at least one venue.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising packaging at least one set of cleaned eyewear subsequent to said cleaning.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising distributing selected cleaned eyewear at one venue to audience members.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said transporting occurs using a third party transportation entity.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising separating and removing selected unacceptable eyewear components prior to cleaning.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising repairing selected eyewear after separating and removing selected unacceptable eyewear components.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said centralized cleaning facility is located at a venue.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said transporting is performed by representatives of the cleaning facility.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said transporting is performed by representatives of the venue.

10 . A system for recycling eyewear returned by audience members after viewing stereoscopic image content, comprising:

at least one venue configured to display stereoscopic image content, each venue having at least one collection receptacle located therein; and

a centralized facility configured to receive eyewear collected at a plurality of venues, said centralized facility comprising at least one eyewear cleaning device configured to clean the eyewear;

wherein selected eyewear collected in said collection receptacle is transported to said centralized facility, cleaned at said central facility, and cleaned eyewear is provided to a selected venue.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein said centralized facility further comprises packaging configured to encase the eyewear once the eyewear has been cleaned.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein said centralized facility further comprises devices configured to encase the eyewear in the packaging once the eyewear has been cleaned.

13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein eyewear transportation from said venue to said centralized facility occurs using a third party delivery entity.

14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein cleaned eyewear is provided by the venue to patrons after cleaned eyewear is provided to the selected venue.

15 . A method for recycling 3-D selection devices, comprising:

collecting previously distributed 3-D selection devices;

transporting selected collected 3-D selection devices to a centralized 3-D selection device cleaning facility;

receiving selected collected 3-D selection devices from the centralized 3-D selection device cleaning facility and

distributing cleaned 3-D selection devices to audience members.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising cleaning selected collected 3-D selection devices at the centralized 3-D selection device cleaning facility between said transporting and said receiving.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising packaging at least one set of cleaned eyewear subsequent to said cleaning.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein said transporting occurs using a third party transportation entity.

19 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising separating and removing selected unacceptable eyewear components subsequent to said collecting.

20 . The method of claim 16 , wherein said collecting comprises accumulating previously worn 3-D selection devices in a container after screening stereoscopic images.