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

• Printer cartridges from participating brands are accepted in the 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' program. This includes inkjet cartridges, laser cartridges, toner bottles, fuser and drum units, fax rolls, print heads, waste hoppers / containers collectors and kits.
• The 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' program has recycled more than 15.2 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 six participating brands, Brother, Canon, Epson, HP, 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 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.

To find out more about printer cartridge recycling

See Planet Ark's Cartridge Recycling Factsheet

Or visit the following websites

• 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark'
  
• Close the Loop