Did you know that the proliferation of
email has actually increased the amount of paper
used in offices by almost 40%? There’s a whole lot of printing
going on—and that means that a whole lot of inkjet and laser
printer cartridges are being consumed.
Can you guess how many inkjet and laser cartridges get thrown away?
The latest estimates come in at about 375 million a year. That’s
a lot of landfill space, and since the plastic cases are pretty indestructible,
it’s valuable room just going to waste. For a cartridge to decompose
will take about 1000 years.
Bet you didn’t know that producing inkjet and laser cartridges
uses up large quantities of oil. It’s a fact: every inkjet cartridge
made uses about two and a half ounces of oil, and every laser cartridge
takes about three and a half quarts!
So, taking all of the above into account, it would seem to make pretty
good sense to reduce production of new cartridges and reuse those
that already exist. Well, that’s something that everyone can
do. Cartridge recycling is becoming big business — and it’s
good for the Earth.
Now, through a partnership with Inkjet Recycling Company, GreenWorks
can benefit every time you recycle your inkjet and toner cartridges!
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Here’s how it works:
 Visit
the Inkjet Recycling
Company web site and look at the latest Buyback
List to make sure your cartridges qualify.
Download the IRC/GreenWorks Cartridge
Donation form (PDF File, ~111K. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader
to read this file. Don't have Acrobat Reader? Download it here
for free.), print and fill it out.
If you have less than 20 inkjets or less than 4 toner cartridges,
you can send them to:
GreenWorks Cartridge Recyling Program
1420 Walnut Street, Suite 1304
Philadelphia, PA 19102
We’ll pack them together with others and send them in.
If you have 20 or more inkjets or 4 or more toner cartridges, call
IRC toll free at 1-877-333-7677 for instructions on free shipping
directly to them.
When you donate your cartridges and accompany it with the form, IRC
contributes the amount on the list to GreenWorks to help us continue
our programs.
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