Humber College, Newell Rubbermaid and Terracycle have partnered to take recycling to another level. As you can imagine, the Humber community goes through a large amount of writing instruments (pens, pencils, markers, etc…) connecting with and supporting more than 27,000 full-time and 55,000 part-time students across all of our campuses. Starting today, we can now recycle all types and brands of writing instruments instead of throwing them away, and help support Humber’s Student Awards program in the process!
Help us divert waste from landfill sites by collecting used writing instruments.
Here is how it works:
- Don’t throw away pens, pencils, highlighters or markers once they have reached the end of their usable life
- Place them into the collection bins located in your school or department’s main office (If you don't have a collection bin in your office yet, contact Lindsay Walker and she'll help you get one!)
- Spread the word and encourage your colleagues to do the same
Once your collection bin is full, all you need to do is contact your campus representative and they will arrange for the contents to be sent to Terracycle, the partner company that has developed this exciting recycling initiative.
What type of writing instruments can be recycled? ALL TYPES!
- All pen, pencil, marker brands
- Any ink colour
- Markers including dry erase, permanent, mechanical pencils, etc.
- …if you write with it, it can be collected for recycling in this program!
When your box is full, simply contact:
- North Campus: Lindsay Walker lindsay.walker@humber.ca or ext. 5829
- Lakeshore Campus: Wanda Buote wanda.buote@humber.ca or ext. 3332
- Orangeville Campus: Joe Andrews joe.andrews@humber.ca or ext. 5904