Step 1: Too many used markers and no idea what to do with them?
Stop tossing them out. Get your edding returnbox and start collecting them the smart way.
Find your country on our list and contact your local edding team for your request.
Step 2: Box full? We’ll take care of the rest.
No sorting, no hassle – just close the lid. Once your box is full, simply download the free return label, seal the box, attach the label and drop it off at your local shipping provider. It’s completely free of charge for you.
📦Ready to return? Find your free label here
Step 3: Get your confirmation!
Sent back the full box? We think that deserves credit.
Once your returnbox has arrived and been registered for sorting* you can request your official edding confirmation as proof of your return.
🎓Fancy a bit of recognition? Just click here to get yours.
(* please note that there may be a time gap between sending the box off and the issuing of the confirmations)
Download the return box poster "general" here
Download the return box poster "office" here
Download the return box poster "school" here
Download the return box poster "education" here
Download the return box poster "industry" here
FAQ
Information about how to order a return box can be found on the website in the section “All countries and contact info are just one click away" for the respective countries. Depending on your country there may be different processes in how to order your return boxes.
The return boxes are being provided free of charge. Returning your full boxes for recycling is also free of charge. Please refer to the section “Ready to return? Find your free label here" on the website for more details.
It is not possible to analyze the content of single boxes and inform each sender about it. We can however say that a larger analysis showed that in average approximately 67% of the contents are plastics that can be recycled.
No, you can insert any brand of marker and pen as we do think that it is important to recycle as many markers and pens to avoid waste and save resources.
Our recycling partner recycles the plastic parts and adds them to the granulates obtained from other waste recovery. These granulates are used for the production of new high quality industry products.
For receiving a confirmation, please refer to the website section “Feeling like being celebrated? Just click here to get yours!". Here you can request the certificate. Please do however note that it may take a while before it will be issued as the box first of all needs to be registered at the recycling company and we are issuing the certificates on a quarter year basis.
It may seem one small thing that won’t make the difference. However, if all the empty markers and pens are recycled instead of being thrown in the bin, it is an important step towards reducing waste and saving resources.