Writing Instruments are simple tools that we use everyday in schools, at work and at home. Thanks to the Writing Instruments Brigade®, it is now really easy to recycle them and take a step to help protect the environment.
Every ballpoint pen, felt tip, propelling pen, correction fluid, marker and highlighter can be collected, regardless of their brand or material.
If you want to participate in our Brigade and create a collection team in your school, office or university, please find the instructions below:
- Create your user account at www.terracycle.co.uk
- Join the Writing Instruments Brigade
- Choose a location in your organisation where you will set a clean and solid box, which will be used to collect the Writing Instruments. We recommend you send no less than 500 writing instruments (about 5kg) at a time as this will help reduce shipping.
- From your user account, download a prepaid shipping label, print it and stick it on your box after having closed it properly.
- Take your sealed box to any Royal Mail post office
- For each Writing Instrument collected, you’ll be awarded 2 TerraCycle points which you can redeem for a 2 pence contribution to the charity or school of your choice.
Please note that if you do not send us a shipment during the 1st six months following your initial sign-up, we will close your location so that other teams can participate. If you do become inactive, you will have to sign up again if you still wish to collect writing instruments.
The following is some fun information on Bic®. Did you know that the BIC® Cristal® pen, which celebrates its 60 anniversary this year, only weighs 5,8 grams and offers a minimum of 2km of writing? On top of that, BIC now offers a certified “NF environment” range of Writing Instruments. These are products, that for the same quality, will have a lesser environmental impact than others.
If you want to join now, simply click on the top right button “join now” on this page and create your location, good luck!
Involve your friends, colleagues or pupils in order to collect all the empty pens at school, at home or in the office. Thanks to the Writing Instruments Brigade ®, let’s give used pens a second chance!