Here are a few facts about inkjet cartridges:* Over 375,000,000 Empty Inkjet Cartridges Dumped Each Year. * Statistics reveal that only 5% of all empty inkjet cartridges are currently being recycled. * E-mail has increased amount of paper used in offices by almost 40%. * Plastics used in inkjet cartridges can take over 10 centuries (1000 years!) to decompose * 90ml of oil is used to produce each inkjet cartridge. * In last six months alone, inkjet cartridge recycling has saved more than 50 million liters of oil. This is more oil than what was tragically spilled by Exxon Valdez in Alaska's Prince William Sound in 1989. * Empty inkjet cartridges are THE most valuable post-consumer item. (http://www.empty-inkjet-cartridges.com)
There are lots of companies on internet that will buy your empty inkjet cartridges. This is an excellent opportunity for raising fund money for any organization from Boy Scouts to baseball teams or to just put a few bucks back in your pocket. This is not chump change either. Some companies are paying $6.50 and more for one cartridge. Collect a bunch of these and you can make some serious money. Laser cartridges can fetch up to $25 each
Most of companies that will buy your empty cartridges will also pay for any postage charges that you incur.
Inkjet brokers just can't get enough cartridges fast enough to supply many recyclers that are starting up. They have to rely on people like you and me to keep them supplied.