Cartridge Recycling

by Amy O’Halloran, Grade 6 and Françoise Mischaikow

Did you know that the plastic in each printer cartridge takes more than 1,000 years to decompose, or that 1.5 million cartridges go to landfills every month?

Our school has been participating in a program to reduce this waste and earn money for our school. We collect used printer, fax and copier cartridges, as well as cell phones. So please feel free to deposit your empty cartridges in one of the collection bins located in every school office – Primary, Middle and Upper.

You can also bring used cartridges from your work place if no program is available there.

Not only will you help the school raise funds but you will also do something good for the environment! Thank you.