INKbrary Recycling Program

Dear U.P. Web Maestro Client,

What do you do with your empty printer cartridges? If you're throwing them away, we have a better solution, one that will directly benefit the community. Next time your printer calls for more ink or toner, pause before throwing away that used print cartridge and consider recycling it. The U.P. Web Maestro now accepts empty printer, fax and copier cartridges for recycling through INKbrary, a leading commercial provider of quality imaging materials and office supplies, and the recycler Enviro Smart.

Recycling empty printer cartridges is good for all of us. By recycling through INKbrary, you keep empty cartridges out of landfills and make it possible to re-use them, thereby saving community resources and energy. Generations to come have a stake in this, because carelessly discarded cartridges account for thousands of tons of costly materials taking up needed space in community landfills. Every year, some 400-million cartridges find their way into the waste stream. Experts say it takes about 1,000 years for a typical printer cartridge to decompose, and disposing of them in landfills squanders an estimated 1.2-billion dollars in recyclable materials annually.

INKbrary is not only a national leader in recycling, it also markets the Nukote brand of quality remanufactured ink and toner cartridges. Enviro Smart is a subsidiary of Nukote International. Manufacturing methods at Nukote are environmentally friendly, using 80% less energy, safer chemicals and less solid wastes and wastewater. Even its suppliers participate in sustainable initiatives to help preserve resources and reduce pollution. INKbrary's recycling program shows it is possible to merge sound business practices with responsible environmental management.

You make a difference when you recycle, and INKbrary will help at no cost to you. Simply drop off your empty cartridges at the U.P. Web Maestro's office, and we'll take care of the rest.

Best Regards,
Bill Hart, INKbrary-Nukote
906-226-9358
WEHART@NMU.EDU