» The Environmental Benefits

Even if raising up to £6 per cartridge for our charities hasn't convinced you, there are plenty of sustainability and environmental reasons to get your cartridge reused or recycled. Each year millions upon millions of cartridges are simply thrown away, and we want that to change.

You can check whether your cartridge is eligible for reuse or recycling using our tool: Check your Cartridge in 60 Seconds.

Benefits of Reuse or Recycling

Reuse is a much better use of resources than recycling, as a new cartridge doesn't have to be made.

Cartridges don't have to sit in landfill, where they take up to 1,000 years to decompose.
Reusing means a new cartridge doesn't have to be produced — a process that wastes 8.0kg of CO₂, and almost 1lb of oil.

Benefits of Our Service

As many of your cartridges as possible are reused, instead of recycled.
Our straightforward online guide will help you reuse or recycle 100% of your cartridges, so you don't send any to landfill.
We don't produce plastic recycling envelopes because of the resources used in production, printing, and distribution this would involve.
You're encouraged to use second-hand Jiffy bags or used strong envelopes to send your cartridges, which is much better than using new ones.
Your cartridges will be reused in the UK. Some collectors transport and deal overseas, wasting even more resources like oil and CO₂.
Your cartridges are sent directly to the warehouses where they're refilled, so there are not multiple steps in the logistics chain.

You can get clear and simple instructions for what to do with your cartridges by using our 'Check your Cartridge in 60 Seconds' tool.