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The Importance of Recycling Printer Cartridges

According toΒ Planet ArkΒ – an Australian not-for-profit environmental agency – in 2005 alone, more than 18 million printer cartridges were discarded. As you can see in the infographic below, the majority of printer cartridge e-waste comes from residential dwellings; and that the waste disposal bins provided for these dwellings are not equipped for recycling of e-waste.

This has been a major cause of concern for Simon Williams, the managing director of Australian online printer cartridge retailer Cartridges Direct. Mr Williams states inΒ this article:

This is a staggering statistic, especially when you consider that the polymers used to make printer cartridges can take around 1000 years to decompose, all the while leaking dangerous toxins into the environment.

Mr Williams is doing what we’d encourage all business and organizations to do, and that is to find ways that their industries can do their part to encourage a more sustainable way of living.

recycling printer cartridges infographic

This post was generously provided by Cartridges Direct.

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