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Recycling biros, pens and highlighters

Rymans in Putney High Street used to recycle the above however they have said they have an issue with the people they used to recycle these items with, and as a result of this do not recycle any more (so I have brought my little current supply back home). Does anyone know where else recycles these?  Perhaps if not a shop, maybe a local school if they go through Terracycle and receive points for their donations of pens, biros and highlighters.  It might be good to know if there are any schools that might be collecting these or other items so we as a community can boost their collecting of whatever.

Gillie Graham ● 2d5 Comments

Well for your info I worked in R.Dyas for 10 yrs, who now have the same top bod, as well as him having other companies. When I was a kid I was told to go out and play with my friends, not where to stick my blasted biros.

Barbara Stevens ● 1d

It's  such a shame you can't ever be more constructive in your comments Barbara.  You are very wrong and totally off the point and subject.  Why don't you read Rymans website info - you just might learn something interesting and useful to talk about.Boots the Chemists (where you can find them) are recycling empty blister packs and some empty makeup type packaging .  There is actually some info on what is being made out of it on their website online. Superdrug at one time also did this.

Philippa Bond ● 1d

Very Sad about your mother Philippa. but just because she controlled you, perhaps you should stop telling Forum members what to do, as your not your mother.

Barbara Stevens ● 1d

Disappointing to read that Rymans have stopped doing this.  Their website is very inspirational so doubly so - and we need more inspiration right now.I wish it was  much easier to find refills like we used to be able to find for ordinary biros that come apart as well as the expensive pens.  It has become too easy come easy go with no or little respect for the environment.  My mother's named school ruler was still around the house and being used 70 years after she left school!  We were taught to look after things and to put them back, to ask and to borrow and to share and to look after things and to give them back after use or when found.  All our pencils had an area scraped of the top and were named.  What a shamefully casual and throw away society we have become!  Do we know what was being made out of Rymans' pens? Was it something useful?I remember buying biros years ago at Oxfam that had been made out of waste plastic and said on them something like 'this pen is made out of waste car parts' but they were reusable and it was easier to find replacement parts as there weren't so many different designs of pen.  The company was called Remade.  It must be time we got rid of single use promotional pens - reusable would just be a far better promotion!I know my optician gave me a wooden promotional biro some time ago.  Those ought to work well as promotional ones because Him Indoors puts them in his shirt pocket, walks off with them and leaves them somewhere else. I just have to imagine they are off partying with the birthday Parkers and lovely Lamys somewhere. Hurray for the ones you can secure to the telephone.https://www.ryman.co.uk/environment

Philippa Bond ● 1d

It would be good to know where to recycle these.

Judy Allen ● 1d