BIC's Best in Class Recycling Program
Recycle any brand of used writing instruments for free
All brands accepted
Pens
Highlighters
Markers
Empty correction fluid pots
Empty correction fluid tape
Mechanical pencils and eraser pens
Pen soft plastic packaging
Discover Our Recycling Process
Once collected, the used writing instruments are cleaned and separated by material type. The fibres and plastics are recycled into raw formats that manufacturers use to make new products.
Click here to take a virtual tour of our processing facilities.
LEARN MORE ABOUT BIC®
Did you know that with a BIC® Cristal® pen that only weighs 5.8g, you could write for 3km? Along with several other BIC® writing and colouring instruments the BIC® Cristal® pen received the NF Environment Mark (NF 400) which rewards the best products in terms of quality and environmental impact.