A necessary convenience of modern office life, printers and their associated consumables are bulky items that can be daunting to recycle. And what to do with those expired ink cartridges?
Reduce | Reuse | Recycle | Facilities
How do I go green?
Reduce
Print less. Accustom yourself to proofing documents on your computer and resist the urge to make copies for everyone in your department. Print only final versions. Back your work up on another hard drive to guard against data loss. Look for models with lower energy demands, recycled materials and less packaging.
Reuse
Refilled ink and toner cartridges are your best bet for environmentally friendly printing. They reuse an existing cartridge, which saves energy needed to recycle and costs you less than buying a new cartridge. Refilled cartridges are available at many local computer stores.
Recycle
Many computer stores have refill programs for your spent cartridges. Printers and cartridges can be recycled with other electronics at many depots in the CRD. Check the list below.
Facilities
Access West Recycling Corp.
20 - 755 Vanalman Avenue
Victoria
250-479-1177
Best Buy (all locations)
Victoria
Future Shop (all locations)
Victoria
Harris Gilmore Recycling
1155 Lockley
Victoria
250-217-7212
Island Ink-Jet
Hillside Centre and Westshore Town Centre
Victoria
250-595-4446
London Drugs
All Locations
Riptide Computer Resources Inc.
2717 Rock Bay Avenue
Victoria
250-381-1666
Salt Spring Island Recycling Depot
349 Rainbow Road
Salt Spring Island
250-537-1200
The Environmental Story
The average printer cartridge can take hundreds of years to decompose in a landfill. If it’s empty, you’re contributing plastic to the environment. Printer ink itself is petroleum based, and is manufactured using solvents and other chemicals, meaning that any leftover ink can eventually contaminate soil and watersheds.
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