Why PenPals?
All over the world, more than 60 billion PLASTIC PENS are used and thrown in a year. These waste plastic pens are not collected at source, hence are not recycled, and they are irresponsibly disposed causing air, water & soil pollution. Project PenPals is aimed at creating a “Litter – Free, Literate World” (LFLW), one waste pen at a time…
What We Do
Education
To touch, move and inspire mankind, we plan to take PENPALS – LFLW across globe to educate, sensitize and empower everyone to manage one of the most discarded plastic waste problems that is created only by literate people. Through school sessions, workshops & competitions we will educate about waste plastic pens
Partnerships
For our commitment to create a circular economy around waste pens we seek partnerships with individuals and organizations who want to co-write this revolution with waste pens. Partner with us in Gift A Pen (GAP), one of our most powerful tools to create a LFLW and support education for the less resourced students.
Design Innovation
PenPals is a significant step towards regenerative design culture where the end products are cleaner, healthier, and usually have a better value than the material inputs (waste). In 2013, we started as the world’s 1st WASTE PLASTIC PENS up-cycling initiative that collects used/waste ball point pens.
Advocacy
LFLW will not be possible without enrolling state & central government towards creating better policies to reduce pollution created by waste plastic pens. We aim to bring the issue of waste pens to the foreground and take actions that will impact the world across.
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Pledges to break-up with
Single Use Plastic Pens
What They Say
Mr. Imtiaz Ali
Filmmaker
“With my minimalistic lifestyle, this Black Box Chair brings vibrancy & utility in my home that too with a cause.”
Shri. Vijay Rupani
Ex. Chief Minister Gujarat
“Initiatives like these should be highlighted and government will try its best to support it.”
Ms. Mallika Sarabhai
Activist, Dancer & Actress
“It’s great to see how you guys make these little pens work wonders post their ink being used.”
Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra
Ex. Municipal Commission
“Never could imagine the amount of waste pens being generated and littered. A very commendable project to address this issue.”
STELLAR SCHOOL
St. Kabir - Drive in road
The PenGuin
Mission PenPals Mascot
PenGuin represents every individual who first discovers what harm a small object like waste plastic pen can do to the environment and then dives deep to take actions against it. The PenGuin takes a strong stand to stop every waste plastic pen from entering the environment and ensures that it contributes to better education, prevention of climate change and saving of resources.
- Mission PenPals Mascot is an Emperor PenGuin from Antarctica that symbolizes the strong interlinkages of waste plastic pens and climate change due to its adverse impact on environment, ecosystems & wildlife in the furthermost areas of our planet. Emperor PenGuins are also the deepest-diving birds
Partners & Supporters
