1/2 price Ink - Saving you money and saving our environment!
No we are not talking a load of Rubbish, what we are talking about is saving you money and saving our environment!
For many years inkjet and laser cartridges were dumped at landfill sites, but what people did not know is that it takes over 400 years for these cartridges to decompose.
1/2 price ink cartridge recycling centres help stop thousands of cartridges being dumped and wasted, if you agree then help us to help you and the environment by recycling your cartridges!
Why Recycle ?
Recycling helps to save the earth’s resources. Every tonne of used bottles and jars saves 1.2 tones of virgin raw materials such as lime and Sand stone.
- Recycling can save energy. Producing an aluminum can from recycled material saves up to 95% of the energy needed to produce a can from raw materials.
- Recycling reduces refuse collection and disposal costs.
- Recycling protects wildlife habitats from mining and forestry plantations.
- Recycling reduces pollution from disposal by landfill or incineration.
Buy Recycled
- Q. What is a Recycled Product?
A recycled product is made in whole or part from recycled waste. Recycled content can vary from a small percentage of pre consumer industrial waste such as mill off cuts to 100% post consumer material from the household waste stream. - The higher the post consumer content, the more desirable the product is. 100% recycled is best!
- With paper products, look out for the ’NAPM Approved’ mark and the German ’Blue Angel’ symbol, this is a guarantee that the product is made from post consumer waste.
- Separating recyclable materials from your waste is the first step. Complete the recycling cycle by choosing to buy recycled products, this is known as ’Closing the
Complete the Cycle Buy Recycled - Buying recycled products will help stimulate markets for materials collected from your local recycling schemes.
- Expressing a preference for recycled goods will encourage stores to offer a wide choice of products.
- Choosing to buy recycled will mean less waste goes to landfill.
- Buying recycled products demonstrates a firm commitment to the environment.
Closing the Loop
There are many products with recycled content in everyday use. Look out for new products and encourage others to buy recycled. Here is a sample of products containing recycled materials:
- The home: - Ink Cartridges, Printers, Furniture from recycled wood, toilet roll and tissues, egg cartons, bin liners, recycled glass tableware, carpets, compost bins, duvets with recycled fibre fill.
- The office: - Toner /Inkjet cartridges, Printers, office furniture, photo copier paper, pens and pencils, storage boxes and mailing tubes, padded mail bags.
- Everywhere: - Soil improvers and mulches, playground surfaces, road cones. 25% of all steel cans are made from recycled steel.
