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That's a strange phenomena. People don't seem to think of whiteboard markers as disposable things. If one isn't writing they think it either needs to be fixed,
by moultano 11y ago
That's a strange phenomena. People don't seem to think of whiteboard markers as disposable things. If one isn't writing they think it either needs to be fixed, or that they aren't using it correctly and it might resume writing later. I've tried to fight this by ostentatiously throwing them immediately in the trash the first time they stop writing, and it seems to be catching. I don't encounter nearly as many empty ones as I used to.
- untog 11y agoThe problem is likely that there aren't spares available. For some reason companies are notorious for locking up whiteboard pens and only giving new ones when you've signed some obscure form in triplicate.
- anigbrowl 11y agoI feel irrationally responsible. I used to steal them out of the stationary cupboard in high school during the 1980s and give them away to anyone who wanted some, and was surprised at how popular they were with other students. At the time I thought that either everyone else liked art class as much as I did, or that perhaps some of them were using them for graffiti, but some years later it dawned on me that they provided a relatively safe way to abuse solvents :-.
- pbhjpbhj 11y ago> People don't seem to think of whiteboard markers as disposable things. // Perhaps that's because they're usually refillable - the writing tip lasts much longer than the ink supply.
- ams6110 11y agoJust need a small green bin with the "chasing arrow" logo marked "marker recycling." Then at night the custodians will just tip it into the trash as they do with most recycling containers now.