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We live in a world where raw materials and resources are precious. Most modern households across the world have recycling schemes that are in place within their communities and run by local authorities. These schemes help reduce the carbon footprint and recycle the waste that would normally be thrown away, buried in mass land-fill sites or incinerated, poisoning the atmosphere and causing damage to the planet.

We as inhabitants must do all we can to help reduce production costs and lower waste of valuable materials. 'I do recycle my household waste' you may say but there is still much more you can do to help. There is a way you can help reduce the carbon footprint and maybe earn a little money for yourself or your local school or organisation. Nearly every person either owns or has access to a computer. It's the digital age and computers are now everywhere. Homes, libraries, schools, colleges, universities, offices all have a computer and those computers are usually connected to a printer.

Printers come in various forms but one of the most popular is the inkjet printer. It uses inkjet cartridges to print your photos, documents and more and of course those cartridges run out after use. Here's are a few shocking figures about empty ink cartridges that you may not know about. Over 30 million empty ink cartridges are thrown away each year in the UK alone. There are an estimated 375 million empty cartridges across the world thrown away each year. That's 375,000,000 ink cartridges that could have been recycled and re-used again.

You could refill the cartridge yourself with a refill kit (which may be difficult and messy with varying degrees of quality after filling), or you could pay to have it re-filled by an ink cartridge refilling shop. Refilling your ink cartridge will help with saving materials and resources.

To produce a new ink cartridge uses valuable raw materials and manufacturing processes which all contribute to increasing the strain on the planets resources.

Did you know that you could recycle that ink cartridge and that you could get paid for recycling?

It's true. You can post your empty ink cartridges and help with recycling and also earn a little bit back in return. Recycling ink cartridges will not make you a massive amount of money, probably only a few pence, the amount you can earn by recycling is generally based on the cartridge that is posted.

However, if you run a local organisation or are involved with fund raising for your local school or club, then you could generate a substantial sum by collecting ink cartridges from family members, friends or club members, sending those cartridges to be recycled and receive a cheque.

Sending your empty cartridges is simple. Post your empties in an envelope and send it to the address provided, some cartridge recycling websites provide a FREEPOST address. Once the company receives it, they will send you a cheque. Please bear in mind that different websites have different rates, payment methods and means of posting. So don't throw away, recycle and maybe earn a little for the trouble to post a letter. リサイクルショップ 大阪