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.