Cash For Cartridges

In the last decade alone, over 250 million print cartridges have been dumped in landfill sites. Important environmental issues aside, this represents an enormous waste of money.

The Cartridge Warehouse, are re-manufacturers of used ink jet printer cartridges. They need ongoing supplies of empty cartridges in order to provide their service.

The focal points of any local community are its schools and colleges. Resources are always limited. Schools and students all over the U.K. can benefit directly and instantly by turning their community’s waste print cartridges into hard cash, not points.

Last year, The Cartridge Warehouse launched a programme designed to triple the number of cartridges recycled. Today, hundreds of schools, colleges, charitable organisations, businesses & individuals throughout the UK are involved in the programme to collect cartridges in return for cash. The programme continues to expand with the introduction of the www.empties.co.uk web site which is designed to ‘spread the word’ about the collection of empty ink jet cartridges and is promoted through the Educational Infomat Campaign.

Participating is simple.  Pupils, staff and colleagues are involved in their local community collecting cartridges from homes and businesses. Each cartridge is worth up to £4.50 enabling schools and colleges to raise hundreds or even thousands of pounds every month.

The programme is ongoing and rapidly expanding. In 2000 the value of cartridges collected exceeded £100,000. This year, The Cartridge Warehouse aims to inject more than £300,000 directly into school funds.

Ink jet printers are widely used in homes & businesses throughout the country, this program provides an excellent opportunity for people to be involved in an environmentally sensitive issue whilst helping to raise much-needed funds.