Bring your recycling to a participating public drop-off point near you. It's free, and you won't need a TerraCycle account or shipping label.
This map is constantly being updated
We’ve made getting started with BIC's Best in Class Free Recycling Program easy for schools! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your used writing instruments to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle them.
*The first 150 schools to sign up the program will receive a welcome product pack. By joining BIC's Best in Class Recycling Program you agree to share your delivery address with BIC for the purpose of receiving your welcome pack.
Participating in this program is easy and FREE! See answers to frequently-asked questions here.
BIC sponsors the recycling program, making it free for you to participate.
It’s quite simple to set up and manage a public drop-off point, and you can recruit a group of friends to help!
Set Up:
Choose a location and receive permission if needed.
Update a new or existing TerraCycle account profile with details about your public drop-off point.
Request to join the programs you would like to participate in.
Once you’ve been approved for the programs you requested, set up your public drop-off point location.
Manage:
Oversee the location (check it is being used properly, that rubbish is being shipped when collection boxes are filled).
When boxes are filled, seal them, download and affix the prepaid labels, and drop off the boxes at an Australia Post.
Continue to join programs of your choosing.
Promote: Spread awareness about your drop-off point (as you see fit) to encourage participation.
Allocate: As you accumulate TerraCycle recycling rewards, choose which charities will receive donations from your points.
We’ve made getting started with BIC's Best in Class Free Recycling Program easy for schools! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your used writing instruments to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle them.
Participating in this program is easy and FREE! See answers to frequently-asked questions here.
All brands of used writing instruments.
The program does not accept:
Outer cardboard packaging can be recycled with your local council, so please don’t include this in your shipment to TerraCycle.
No, you do not need to clean the packaging before dropping it off for recycling, but please remove as much of the remaining product as possible before shipping.
We encourage you to ship when your box weighs at least 7kg to minimise the footprint of this program and ensure you earn TerraCycle points.
BIC sponsors this national recycling program making it free for your school to participate.
BIC's Best In Class Recycling Program is exclusive to preschools, primary schools, high schools, and universities, so that you can earn points and fundraise for your learning institution.
Schools can choose to sign up as a private collector or a public drop-off point. Public drop-off points will appear on our map for people outside of your school community to drop-off their writing instruments to you.
Earn TerraCycle points by recycling with us! You can redeem your points in the form of a donation to a school, charity, or nonprofit of your choice. Thanks to the recycling efforts of TerraCyclers like you, we've raised millions globally for schools, charities, and other nonprofits through our recycling programs. Learn more about TerraCycle Recycling Rewards.
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.