Landfill Diversion
Recycle Office Consumables
What Is It?
Employers often purchase office consumables, such as toner cartridges, inkjet cartridges, disks, cassettes, and printer ribbons, in large quantities. These consumables can be reused and/or recycled to minimize their impact on the environment.
Benefits
Recycling consumables slows the amount of waste headed for landfills, and it is an easy thing to do. For example, many manufacturers and distributors accept empty cartridges for both their specific brand and other companies’. Businesses can also take advantage of the rebates offered by these manufacturers and distributors to save cost.
RESOURCES
- Massachusetts WasteWise Program
- RecyclingWorks: Recycling Assistance for Businesses & Institutions
- Recycling-Revolution.com: Printer Cartridge Recycling: Cash From Trash
- HP: How environmentally responsible are your print cartridges?
