The city of Huntsville, Alabama has joined in the environmental revolution to prevent old ink and toner cartridges from going into landfill. As a benefit of the programme, local children will be helped using the proceeds of the scheme.
Mayor Loretta Spencer recently introduced the Recycle 2 Break the Cycle Drive at Huntsville City Hall. The drive will benefit The Huntsville Inner City Youth Program and is scheduled to run through December 15.
The proceeds from the program will be used by the Inner City Program to help provide at risk students with after-school mentoring, homework support, tutoring, meals, and leadership courses.
According to Art Leslie, founder of the Huntsville Inner City Learning Center, “Recycle2BreaktheCycle Ink & Toner Cartridge campaign will provide much needed funding to reach more inner city youth. I urge individuals, small companies, and the area’s large corporations to recycle their ink & toner cartridges, partner with the Center, and support Huntsville’s Operation Green Team Mission- Keeping Huntsville Green.”
Wendy Kobler of with Kobler Communications stated that some toner cartridges can fetch as much as $100 each.
“Instead of throwing them away, we’re asking you to recycle them,” she said.
Kobler also said that if a cartridge is sent to landfill, it can take up to 1,000 years to decompose. Additionally, each cartridge is manufactured using four quarts of oil. It is estimate that over 300 million printer cartridges are deposited into U.S. landfills every year.
The drive will have a number of drop-off sites and local businesses can contact The Printer Connection for pick ups.
To learn more, go to: breakthecyclerecycle.org
Sources: Huntsville Times, breakthecyclerecycle.org
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