The widespread use and relative low price of desktop printers has created an avalanche of empty inkjet and toner cartridges. Almost 90% of all UK homes have a printer attached to their computer. Each inkjet or laser cartridge eventually gets empty and needs to be replaced, leaving you to throw the used cartridge in the bin.
By throwing your empty cartridges away you are wasting money - lots of money - which could be going to good causes, including your own wallet.
And what about the inkjet and laser printers used every day in all the office buildings and schools across the country?
Many of these businesses and schools already have a recycling program in place and earn from 25p to over £12 for each cartridge when they recycle printer cartridges.
Recycle and Earn
Over 45 million cartridges go into UK landfills each year according to the UK Cartridge Remanufacture Association. That means if everyone in the UK recycle printer cartridges and got paid an average of 50p, consumers could claim a share of around £22.5 million through recycling their inkjet and toner cartridges.
Easy fundraising for schools and charities
Many Schools and Charities see inkjet and laser toner cartridge recycling as a relatively simple way of fundraising. One recent research study found that an average school can use 300 inkjet or toner cartridges per year. So say this school got paid an average of £1.50 when they recycle printer cartridges, they could then raise £450 just from their own school's office printers.
A medium-sized business can use between 75 and 200 cartridges per year, or even more. So let's say the school fundraising team manages to persuade 10 local businesses to donate, they can expect about 100 x 10 = 1000 cartridges, which at an average of £1.50 would raise funds of £1500. That takes the total amount raised to £1950 when they recycle printer cartridges.
This calculation, of course, does not include all the empty inkjet and laser toner cartridges parents could be donating for recycling. But it's still a pretty significant sum and one that any PTA or charity would be happy to accept.
Examples
Some local charities in the UK earned hundreds of pounds in the first two quarters of 2010. Here are the statistics:
A charity in Surrey earned £1019.70
Another charity in Surrey earned £997.46
A Norfolk based charity earned £705.63
A charity in Warwickshire earned £555.28
A charitable organisation in West Sussex earned £469.57
GreenTech have been recycling toner cartridges in the UK for over 10 years. They pay up to £12 for each used toner cartridge. For more details about toner cartridge recycling visit gtrecycling.com
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