It might not seem like much, but recycling a single ink cartridge makes a bigger difference than you think. Multiply that by the millions of cartridges used every year, and the impact is huge.
Saving Plastic
An average ink cartridge is made of around 80 grams of plastic. Recycling prevents that plastic from ending up in landfill, where it would take hundreds of years to break down.
Conserving Resources
Each cartridge also contains metals, foam, and ink residues. Recycling means these materials can be recovered and reused instead of extracting new raw materials.
Cutting Carbon Emissions
Producing new cartridges from scratch uses more energy than recycling existing ones. Estimates suggest that recycling a single cartridge saves enough energy to power a household light bulb for several hours.
Reducing Waste at Scale
Over 350 million cartridges are discarded globally every year. If every one of those was recycled, thousands of tonnes of plastic and metal would be diverted from landfill.
Easy to Do at Home
Recycling isn’t complicated. At Crazy Kangaroo, you can recycle HP and Canon cartridges for free by downloading a returns label or using the pre-paid bags included with every order.
Bottom line: Recycling just one cartridge saves resources, reduces emissions, and prevents waste. It’s a small action with a big impact, especially when millions of people do it together.
