{"id":16321,"date":"2014-03-26T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=16321"},"modified":"2014-03-26T11:40:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T17:40:00","slug":"importance-recycling-printer-cartridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/importance-recycling-printer-cartridges\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Recycling Printer Cartridges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cartridges.planetark.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Planet Ark<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; an Australian not-for-profit environmental agency &#8211; in 2005 alone, more than 18 million <a href=\"http:\/\/ecopreneurist.com\/2012\/02\/08\/benefits-of-buying-recycled-printer-ink-and-toner-cartridges-for-your-business\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">printer cartridges<\/a> were discarded. As you can see in the infographic below, the majority of printer cartridge <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2011\/05\/e-waste-management-infographic\/\">e-waste<\/a> comes from residential dwellings; and that the waste disposal bins provided for these dwellings are not equipped for recycling of e-waste.<\/p>\n<p>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 in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cartridgesdirect.com.au\/blog\/printer-cartridge-recycling\" rel=\"nofollow\">this article<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr Williams is doing what we&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cartridgesdirect.com.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16322\" alt=\"recycling printer cartridges infographic\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2014\/03\/recycling-printer-cartridges-infographic-e1395854615691.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"1005\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>This post was generously provided by Cartridges Direct.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Planet Ark\u00a0&#8211; an Australian not-for-profit environmental agency &#8211; in 2005 alone, more than 18 million printer cartridges were discarded. 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