Please take note: Many changes have taken place since most of your last recycling shipments. There is a new company that we send our items to---it is in Chatsworth, CALIFORNIA and NOT Las Vegas!  PLEASE make sure you let your churches know to TOSS any label that does not go to CA!  

There have been more requirements established to recycle your printer cartridges. Please note the only items accepted for recycling are inkjet printer cartridges and other recyclables (cell phones, pagers, GPS, mobile hot spots, eBook Readers, iPods/MP3 Players, digital cameras, PDAs, iPads/Tablets, and video games). Be sure NOT to send any laser/toner printer cartridges. Laser/Toner Printer Cartridges, these ARE NOT ACCEPTED. Yes, this is a change, but the company we go through is trying to get the most value for your recyclables so that is why the change.

The Accepted List has a greater amount of accepted inkjet cartridges. The prepaid shipping labels are UPS shipping labels. In addition, due to escalating costs of the pre-paid shipping labels, the Recycling Company has also revised Shipping Guidelines with each shipping box weighing 25 - 40 lbs. It is imperative that these Guidelines be followed as closely as possible in order for free/pre-paid shipping labels to be provided.

Also, at the request of the Recycling Company, there are a few items that we need to continue to remind others about. These requests are a must!

• Be advised that laser/toner printer cartridges, toner bottles, toner tubes (used in copiers), fax machine film, and printer ribbons are NOT accepted for recycling.

• Refer to Qualifying List (contact me via email and I will download you the most current list). Only ship the inkjet printer cartridges listed on the Qualifying List

• “Remanufactured For”, refilled cartridges, “Compatible With” are NOT accepted for recycling. Send only the virgin cartridges. I know this is challenging, since it is not always apparent if a cartridge has been remanufactured or refilled. You can look on the box to see if it notes that it is remanufactured. Also, some companies like Office Depot, Staples, Walgreen’s, etc., remanufacture and/or refill cartridges. So, if that is noted somewhere on the cartridge, it is not accepted for recycling.

Requests for recycling labels has decreased quite a bit and last year we only received money for 2 shipments!

Thanks again for all your recycling efforts.

In His Service,

Linda Ault

Recycling Chair

608-346-5264