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The ciklo is the result of a process of ideation and research for more than three years. Initially, the ciklo was to be the first compostable pen entirely manufactured in Quebec. However, we realized that making a compostable pen was a bad idea for three main reasons:

• the composting system in Quebec is not made to receive biosourced plastic
• the material resulting from the decomposition of bio-sourced plastic adds no value to the compost and could even contaminate it
• Composting systems vary from city to city and do not accept all this type of material1.

Currently the best solution is to use plastic to make the closed loop ciklo

The Ciklo pen is entirely made in Quebec. The raw material, polypropylene (PP), comes from the recycling of products consumed and placed in Quebecers' recycling bins. Once recycled, the PP is sent to our manufacturer in Beauce. The pen's casing is then taken to Quebec where it is personalized and assembled. It is then sent to our offices in Montreal for a final quality control check before being shipped to you! The Ciklo pen's production involves nine companies, including two social reintegration enterprises, one women-owned enterprise, one cooperative, one certified B Corp, and one family business.

The ciklo is the first locally made, recycled, and recyclable pen. This reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 80% compared to a pen imported from far away. It was eco-designed to minimize its environmental impact: the ciklo uses materials with a limited impact, has fewer parts than a conventional pen, and is also lighter. Furthermore, the ciklo was developed according to circular economy principles: all the materials used to make it come from Quebec recycling bins and, at the end of its life, are returned to Quebec plastics manufacturers. We've ensured that the ciklo is indeed recycled at the end of its life, unlike other alternatives, thanks to our collection program developed in collaboration with MultiRecycle.