Pens are thus, one of the most ignored & unrealized plastic waste that generally end up in landfills, water bodies or incinerators to pollute our air, water and land ecosystems. Plastic pens, being cheap, are never collected at source, often lost or thrown away randomly, rarely reused and never recycled.

Casualness or carelessness in managing a small, simple and everyday utility product like pens reflects a deeper human behaviour pattern OSOM i.e. Out-of-Sight Out-of-Mind tendency alike many other single-use plastic waste items (plastic bags, bottles, etc.). Absence of responsible behaviour in managing a simple waste like plastic pens, not only impacts the environment & human health negatively but also hampers the possibility of circular economy benefits. As pens are neither collected nor recycled, a large volume of reusable & recyclable plastic goes out to pollute the environment.