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The World of Recycling

The World of Recycling

Why should we recycle ink cartridges? They’re only plastic tanks aren’t they? Well no, here are your answers as to why you should always recycle empty ink cartridges.

In the UK a study has shown up to 30 million ink cartridges are throwing away each year and this results in 1,425,000 litres of oil which has been used to produce the cartridges is simply put to waste. The cartridges that are thrown away are sent to landfills which some can take up to 1000 years to decompose causing rapidly expanding landfills, plus these cartridges are considered to be hazardous waste. Do you really want to put more hazardous waste into the Earth?

Nowadays you will find that many ink manufacturers or normal supermarkets have a recycling scheme for ink cartridges as it is 100% more efficient to join the recycling world. Ink cartridge recycling involves the altering of the physical form of the container. It is turned into a waste product and then reformed into a new cartridge which can involve the melting down of the plastic and then the recasting of new product.

Tesco have a scheme where you benefit from Recycling ink cartridges to as you can receive 100 green clubcard points for each cartridge recycled or you can donate a £1 to Cancer Research UK (http://www.tesco.com/greenerliving/greener_tesco/ink_cartridge_recycling.page) .

Cartridge Discount as manufacturer supply recycling bags with your order and a £1 for every useable cartridge received is donated to Leukaemia Research.

If you do not recycle and feel the need to help the environment then you can recycle and help a charity and save a life.

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