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Recycling printer cartridges

Each donated recyclable toner cartridge will raise £2 for Oxfam and each inkjet will raise £1. The individual amounts may be small but it quickly adds up! So far we have raised over £250,000 simply by recycling old printer cartridges.

Empty printer cartridges can be recycled to raise money for Oxfam’s work around the world. So don’t throw them in the bin, recycle them instead! It’s easy to do, and won’t cost you a penny.

Donating inkjet cartridges

Call our recycling partner CMR on 0870 752 0999 to request Oxfam Freepost Bags.

Please note: Epson and Canon inkjet cartridges cannot be recycled.

If you have more than 40 cartridges, call CMR to arrange a free collection.

Donating toner cartridges

Unfortunately Oxfam is no longer recycling toner cartridges, please check with your local council for the nearest place you can take your toner cartridges.

Oxfam factfile

Approximately 60 million inkjets are used each year, but less than 10% are recycled

Each inkjet cartridge can take up to 1000 years to biodegrade

Each toner cartridge is made of over 1.5kg plastic, aluminium and assorted parts – all are non-biodegradable materials

1.5 pints of oil are used to produce one new laser printer cartridge

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