Recycle Your Pens = Clear Your Conscience

At LAgb, it is hard not to be mistaken for a hoarder. In an average person’s world, items that are used once usually end up in the wasteland. Not at LAgb. There are bins and drawers and closets full of used items that cannot be recycled. The thought of items filling up landfills just creates too much guilt.

Most pens are not recyclable. I cannot tell you how many people I have run into, especially in universities (hello LMU!) that are not aware that throwing pens in the recycle bin does no good.

To prevent the guilt from building up, a good habit to pick up is to buy pens made of recycled or compostable materials (Papermate makes an excellent one). The best option is to buy pens that use refills to prevent dead pens from polluting the landfills. But what do you do with those disposable pens that do not have the capacity to live another life? Or how about those pens that consumers are too lazy to refill?

Look no further. LAgb has been in the process of collecting dead pens from the office and home, in hopes of finding an eco-friendly way to recycle them. And we think we’ve found a solution.

Are you a proud pen-hoarder too? Here is a great way to recycle your pens and clear your conscience: Make art with your pens.

No–not you.

Penguy is embarking on a project to make art out of his Mercedes Benz. He is collecting over a million pens and decorating his car with them.

Got some pens to get rid of? Send your pens to him by checking out his website. And be a supporter of the Earth and art at the same time.

Photo Source: Pen Guy