There is never enough time or money to reach all the goals we set for ourselves. The world moves quickly and something as important as preserving the environment seems to get lost in the eddy of activity that engulfs us all. Then there is the money. Budget cuts, more and more worthy organizations needing funds to survive, all after the same pool of available dollars. Help is here. The Recycle First laser and inkjet fund raising program is totally free, easy to run and an opportunity to utilize your business and community relationships.

Ø Less than 50% of all laser cartridges are recycled

Ø Less than 14% of all inkjet cartridges are recycles

Ø A remanufactured laser cartridge saves 3 quarts of oil

Ø Each abandoned laser cartridge adds 2.5 pounds of plastic to the waste dump

Ø It takes over 1000 years for the inkjet and laser cartridges to break down in the dump

Ø There are 400 million laser cartridges thrown away each year

Ø Most inkjet cartridges are in the home and are never recovered

Ø Over $500.000 a day n recoverable inkjet cartridges revenue is trashed every day

 

Ø The funds raised are a direct cause of your efforts to promote recycling

Ø The business community can contribute and solve a major recycling problem at the same time

Ø It is different, the raw materials saved and the landfill savings are as critical if not more critical as the more familiar can, bottles and plastics usually associated with recycling efforts

Ø The cartridges collected are directly converted into useful products at a much higher rate than most other recyclables