{"id":2410,"date":"2016-12-06T15:33:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T15:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/?p=2410"},"modified":"2020-02-27T09:01:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T09:01:37","slug":"recycle-ink-toner-cartridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/recycle-ink-toner-cartridges\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Recycle Ink and Toner Cartridges"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Why<\/a>
Why You Should Recycle Ink and Toner Cartridges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Every office in the UK and a lot of the country\u2019s households use up millions of ink and toner cartridges<\/a> every year. They are ubiquitous consumables, and as such you\u2019d think that a big proportion \u2013 maybe three-quarters or so \u2013 of them would be recycled once they\u2019re empty. Unbelievably, however, this estimate is hugely optimistic \u2013 less than 20% of the 65 million cartridges used in the UK each year are recycled. That\u2019s around 50 million in landfill a year. Every year.<\/p>\n

Cartridges don\u2019t belong in landfill<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take a toner cartridge; the plastics in this cartridge \u2013 that includes the ink as well as the case \u2013 take anything up to a millennium to degrade. Black toner is also considered to be carcinogenic, and other colours are irritants. This isn\u2019t great news for the environment or people\u2019s health and it\u2019s quite unnecessary, because 97% of a toner cartridge can be recycled.<\/p>\n

A lot to be gained (or at least, not wasted)<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019d be great if everyone recycled their cartridges. This is probably unrealistic, so if just a few cartridges, say 100,000, were recycled there\u2019d be huge benefits. This number would mean almost 10 tonnes of aluminium, 40 tonnes of plastic and one million litres of oil would be saved each year. Think about how good this would be if the recycling rate reached 90-100%! This is one of the reasons retailers like Cartridge People sell remanufactured cartridges.<\/p>\n

The reason recycling rates are so low in the UK is because a lot of people aren\u2019t aware that cartridges can be recycled. For others, they know, but they lack the facilities or the time.<\/p>\n

Make it easy on yourself<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s becoming easier to recycle cartridges, thankfully. The bigger manufacturers all have a Freepost facility to receive empties into their refurbishing and recycling programmes. You don\u2019t have to do this every month, you could save up all your cartridges and send them off once or twice a year if you\u2019re pushed for time.<\/p>\n

There are a couple of pitfalls<\/strong><\/p>\n

The companies\u2019 recycling programmes are brilliant, but each manufacturer will only accept its own cartridges, as you can no doubt imagine. If you work in a large company that uses several different brands of cartridge, this could become a pain, as you may need several different boxes and several different post-runs. You can always look for an independent company to collect your empty cartridges for you, of course, or use council facilities.<\/p>\n

Phone a friend<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unless you have a willing workforce, you\u2019ll probably be better off using a third party or your local council to collect and sort your empties for you. Most local councils in the UK<\/a> have a cartridge collection service, so speak to your local offices.<\/p>\n

Every little helps<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, not everyone will be able to access council-run collection and recycling schemes, and not every company or household uses enough cartridges to engage a third-party service. Don\u2019t despair, though, you can still do your bit. If you can\u2019t contribute to the recycling loop, you can take from it by only buying refurbished cartridges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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