The Pen Cemetery

I have a "Pen Cemetery". These are the pens, markers, highlighters and gel pens that don't work anymore. I have a lot of them because I'm an artist and I use these all the time to create my art.  Once they slowly die and stop working, I cannot throw them away because I feel guilty. Instead, I collect them and add them to my "Pen Cemetery" where they stay for a long while. I just cannot throw them in the trash where they would go to the landfill and stay hundreds or thousands of years before decomposing.  

I found a solution: recycling. I'm able to take them to my local college where they have a special recycling bin for them. It makes me feel in control by not adding to the waste. I'm hoping that I can give them a second chance and bring them back to life in a different form. I can only hope. 

Please think about recycling before throwing anything away. Our planet deserves better.