Due to an increase in processing costs, the Resource and Environmental Management Program (REMP) asks that individual laser cartridges be recycled using the prepaid shipping label that accompanies the installation instructions in the box with each new replacement cartridge. If a return label does not accompany a cartridge, the cartridge should be disposed of in the trash.
In the past, we had asked that laser cartridges be placed in the original box and sent to us via campus mail.
This applies only to laser catridges, not small inkjet cartridges than may still be sent for recycling using the prepaid plastic envelopes.
The increased cost of shipping has forced a change in the arrangements REMP had made to get laser catridges recycled. We are asking that individual users of laser cartridges use the prepaid label that accompanies the installation instructions in the box with each new cartridge to send the cartridge in for recycling. Please carefully follow the instructions that accompany each new cartridge for recycling the old one. Mail services will not accept a cartridge without a prepaid shipping label.
The small inkjet cartridges may be recycled using the postage plastic envelopes available in computer labs, at OSCAR, or other locations on campus. The income from recycling these cartridges in this way helps to offset the costs of recycling and waste disposal on campus. If you need envelopes, please contact us at irecycle@ithaca.edu or the Recycling Information Line at 607-274-1777.
Reduce-Reuse-Recycle-Rebuy, R4 the future.
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