Recycle your ink cartridges, printer cables and mobile phones to help Age UK Norfolk

Help protect the environment by recycling your used printer cartridges, printer cables and mobile phones and, at the same time, raise vital funds to provide services for older people in your community.

The Facts

Every year the United Kingdom uses:

• 48 million inkjet cartridges
• 7 million laser toner cartridges

Millions of these used printer, fax and copier cartridges can be recycled. They can be worth up to £7 each to Age UK Norfolk.

• 15 million mobile phones are upgraded every year

They can be worth around £3 each to Age UK Norfolk.

By recycling products you would normally throw away you can:

• reduce the damaging impact waste inflicts on the environment
• raise funds to improve the lives of older people

81% of people aged 50 plus use Age UK services.

Without giving money you can visibly support Age UK Norfolk by generating vital income to maintain the services we offer older people and at the same time help to protect the environment.

Whether you are an individual with one item to be recycled or an organisation that throws away used printer cartridges daily, Age UK Norfolk - through our recycling partner - will provide you with all the materials needed to operate a recycling scheme and will collect recycling boxes for free or provide you with freepost envelopes. 

Unfortunately Epson or compatible ink cartridges cannot be recycled and therefore should not be returned under this programme.

Help protect the environment by recycling your used printer cartridges, printer cables and mobile phones and, at the same time, raise vital funds to provide services for older people in your community. Please contact us to find out more about recycling for Age UK Norfolk.

Page last updated July 2010.

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