GERMS??? They don't scare us! i dropped one of my batteries in the cafe` trash (while i was digging the other one out) If you're careful, they wash up real nice... 'course if you're careful they don't fall in the trash!
That's what God made those little Sani-wipes for: eyeglasses, sunglasses, reading glasses, and . . . cartos/drip tips!
