Dried out pens, highlighters and markers, candy wrappers, plastic containers, ink and toner cartridges, cell phones, laptops and more are being recycled at Broward College for educational scholarships. Since starting the program, Broward College has rescued more than 171,000 items from entering area landfills, which translates into and nearly $3,000 for scholarships. The Broward College Foundation awarded its first scholarship funded through recycling efforts and private donations during the spring semester. Jarrod Hersch leads the college’s Terracycle program committee and students sort and package the items. “I am pleased at the response, said Hersch. “Many faculty members have even incorporated Terracycle into their classes.” Hersch continued, “We have exceeded our collection goals and this year our goal is to keep 200,000 items out of the ‘waste stream.’ Additionally, if we collect the most used or broken cell phones, laptops, mp3 players or digital cameras by Earth Day on April 22, Terracycle will donate an additional $500. We are competing against other area collection teams which include schools, colleges, religious groups, non-profit and community organizations.”