September 29, 2011

Waste Management’s Recycle-2-Save initiative will provide consumers with the ability to send in used cartridges for the company to then sell on to remanufacturers.

Waste Management states that it is one of North America’s largest recyclers, with a yearly recycling figure of eight million tons, and the company’s Recycle-2-Save program will collect used printer cartridges from American consumers for the company to sell on to remanufacturers.

The program entails consumers ordering a free recycling box from the company, which features a prepaid shipping label. Cartridges are then sent back to Waste Management who will then give the customer a certificate of recycling.

The company adds that then “each cartridge is inspected, refurbished and reused if possible” by the company or a remanufacturer, where as “any broken or outdated cartridges are recycled”. Boxes are available for all different sizes of cartridge and both inkjet and toner.

In a partnership with Amazon, the company also offers customers the option to save money on future cartridge purchases with the online retailer’s Print Club.

The company is also working with Cartridge World, who will accept dropped off cartridges and then send them on to Waste Management.

Carrie Spencer, Waste Management spokesperson, said: “Printer cartridge recycling is now easier than ever. As a leader in waste and environmental services we are constantly looking for new ways for our customers to be sustainable and green.

“Keeping printer cartridges and other recyclable items out of the solid waste stream saves landfill space and controls customer costs; it’s better for your business and better for the environment.”

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