Approximately 1.3 billion inkjet cartridges are used around the world annually and less than 30% are recycled.  8 ink cartridges are thrown away every second in the United States.  In one year, the world’s discarded cartridges would circle the earth twice if stacked end-to-end.  A toner laser cartridge can take up to 450 years to decompose in a landfill and it takes about a gallon of oil to produce every new toner/laser cartridge (source: evolve recycling.com). 

 

Shelby County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904 has an ongoing recycling program for ink jet and laser printer cartridges.  Please bring yours by Chief Imaging, 614 Tenaha St., Center Monday – Friday 9 a – 5p.  The post also accepts for recycling unwanted cell phones and rechargeable batteries that are 5 pounds or less.  More information please call Post Quartermaster, Larry Hume, 598-2976.