You can now drop off your used or empty laser and inkjet cartridges at participating Australia Post, JB Hi-Fi, Dick Smith, Tandy, The Good Guys, Harvey Norman and Officeworks stores. Any type of toner or ink cartridge from a fax, photocopier or printer will be accepted in the 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' drop-off boxes.
For recycling options for the materials generated by your workplace or business visit BusinessRecycling.com.au
Outlets participating in the campaign in the Ipswich City Council area
Australia Post - Goodna
St Ives Shopping Centre
Goodna QLD 4300
Dick Smith - Springfield
Shop 2, Orion Shopping Centre
Main Street
Springfield QLD 4300
Tandy - Redbank
1 Collingwood Drv
Redbank QLD 4301
Dick Smith - Booval
160 Brisbane Road
Booval QLD 4304
Australia Post - Booval
46 Station Road
Booval QLD 4304
Australia Post - Booval
Booval Fair S/c
Booval QLD 4304
Type-about Westside
21 Brisbane Rd
Bundamba QLD 4304
Australia Post - Ipswich
114 Brisbane St
Ipswich QLD 4305
Officeworks - Ipswich
Cnr The Terrace & Downs Street
Ipswich QLD 4305
Clive Peeters
30 Limestone St
Ipswich QLD 4305
Dick Smith - North Ipswich
Downs Road
North Ipswich QLD 4305
Dick Smih - Yamanto
Tenancy 20, Yamanto Village,
Ipswich Boonah Road,
Yamanto QLD 4305
Australia Post - Harrisville
26 Queen Street
Harrisville QLD 4307
About Printer Cartridges
- Australians throw away more than 18 million printer cartridges every year.
- This amounts to over 5,000 tonnes of material, including laser toner cartridges, inkjet cartridges, photocopier toner bottles and drums, that will eventually end up in landfill.
- When printer cartridges break apart in landfill, they have the potential to contaminate groundwater and the environment.
About Printer Cartridge Recycling
- All types and brands of printer cartridges used in printers, photocopiers, multi-function centres and fax machines can be placed in the 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' box.
- This includes inkjet cartridges, laser cartridges, toner bottles, fuser and drum units, fax rolls, print heads, waste hoppers / containers collectors and kits.
- All of the printer cartridges recycled by Planet Ark's partner Close the Loop® are done so with zero waste to landfill. To date this industry-funded Planet Ark program has recycled more than 12 million cartridges via 30,000 businesses and over 3,000 retail outlets.
- The 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' program is an example of an extended producer responsibility program. The five participating manufacturers, Brother, Canon, Epson, Konica Minolta and Lexmark, pay for the collection and recycling of their cartridges. They are taking responsibility for the cartridges they produce.
For more information:
If your workplace consumes a lot of printer, fax and photocopier cartridges you may eligible for this free cartridge recycling service. Call the 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark hotline' on 1800 24 24 73 for more information.
