CartridgeRecycling

Printercartridgesaremadeupofacomplexcombinationofplastics,metals,foam,inkandtoner.

Throwingthemintolandfillrepresentsawasteofresourcesandcontributestothegrowingproblemof

electronicwaste.Byrecyclingyourcartridgesyouarehelpingtoreducethiswaste.

WhyRecyclePrinterCartridges?Someoftheenvironmentalbenefitsofrecyclingyourcartridges

include:

• Divertingwastefromlandfill.Over30millioncartridges

havebeendivertedfromlandfillthrough‘Cartridges4

PlanetArk’.

• Recoveringresources.Bycollectingcartridgesandsending

themforreprocessingorrecyclingwerecoverplastics,

metalsandinksthatcanthenbeusedtomakenew

products.

• Savingwaterandenergy.Inmostcases,makingproducts

fromrecycledmaterialsuseslesswaterandenergythan

makingthemfromnewmaterials.

• Reducinggreenhousegases.Basedonalifecycleanalysisof

ClosetheLoop’sprocesses,the‘Cartridges4PlanetArk'

programhaspreventedover133,000tonnesofgreenhouse

gasesfrombeingreleasedintotheatmosphere.

About‘Cartridges4PlanetArk’‘Cartridges4PlanetArk'isaninnovativerecyclingprogramthatprovidesAustralianswithafree,easyand

environmentally-accreditedwaytorecycletheirusedprintercartridges.

Allprinterconsumables(includinginkjetandtonercartridges,tonerbottles,fuseranddrumunits)canbe

recycledthroughthe'Cartridges4PlanetArk'program.

TheparticipatingbrandsareBrother,Canon,Epson,HP,KonicaMinoltaandKyocera.Theseleading

cartridgemanufacturersareinvolvedinthe‘Cartridges4PlanetArk'programandpayforitsrunningcosts

includingthecollection,transport,

sortingandrecyclingofthecartridges.

Cartridges4PlanetArkcollectionbox

WhatHappensToThePrinterCartridges?Alloftheprintercartridgesputintoa‘Cartridges4PlanetArk’boxaresenttoPlanetArk’srecycling

partner,ClosetheLoop®,inMelbourne.Oncethere,theyarehandsortedandtheirbrandandtype

recorded.Someofthelasercartridgesarereturnedtotheoriginalequipmentmanufacturersfortheir

ownremanufacturingandrecoveryprograms.Allof

theremainingcartridgesareprocessedthroughthe

ClosetheLoop®‘GreenMachine’.

• TonerisusedtomakeTonerPave™road

surfaces.

• Inksarerecycledandreusedinlowgrade

printingapplications.

• Cleanplasticstreamsarereusedinvarious

applicationsormadeinto90%recycled

EnviroLinerfelttippens.

• Metalsareextractedandmadeintonew

products.

• Allothermaterialsandcontaminatedplastics

arerecycledintoeWood™–atimber-

replacementproductusedtomakeitemssuchasoutdoorfurniture,fencingandgardenedging.

TakeActionRecyclingcartridgesissimple:

1. FromHome:Cartridgescannotberecycledinyourkerbsiderecyclingbin.Theycanbetakento

oneofourretailcollectionpartners,includingallOfficeworksandJBHi-Fistoresandparticipating

AustraliaPost,HarveyNorman,TheGoodGuys,OfficeNationalandOfficeDepotProducts

outlets.Tofindadropoffpoint,visitRecyclingNearYou.com.au/CartridgesorcalltheRecycling

Hotlineon1300733712.

2. AtWork:Ifyourworkplaceusesmorethan3cartridgespermonth(or36intheyear),youmaybe

eligibletohaveaworkplacecollectionbox.Tofindoutmorevisit

http://cartridges.planetark.org/workplace/orcalltheCartridgesHotlineon1800242473.

MoreInformation‘CartridgesforPlanetArk’websiteClosetheLoopwebsite

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