Are pens recyclable items?

Question

Can we put pens into our recycling bins? Most of them are made of plastic right?

Answer 1

It depends on the specific brand and model.  Most contain recyclable materials, but you would need to take them apart to separate different materials and remove the non-recyclable elements.  I've never seen one marked as being recyclable as-is.

Answer 2

It might be better to work on making pens much more reusable, so that we can refill and continue to use a pen for a lifetime.

These ball points are designed to be discarded: unlike materials that can not be recycled together and make one awful mess if you try to dismantle them.

Answer 3

most people dont realize that almost every thing is re usable. pens are defanatly one thing that can be used again. they can make more pens or they can make a number of other things. like a plastic coffee mug that has the recycle symbol on the bottom. we use plastics every day for so many thinigs. pretty much you just cant recycle chemicals. recycle what ever you can, every little bit helps

Answer 4

yeah :D usually the outer part