Staples Collects More eWaste for Recycling

The giant stationery store chain, Staples, collected 975,941 ink cartridges in just 3 months in Canada, an increase of 37.4% over the same period last year.

Staples Canada has released its latest sustainability update which reports on environmental achievements between January and August 2015.

Staples Canada encourages its customers to drop off used ink and toner cartridges at every store location. Through the Driver Take Back program, Staples delivery drivers collect used ink cartridges and other electronic waste from customers when delivering orders. The program collected 115,207 spent ink cartridges during the second quarter of 2015.

This year, Staples plans to collect 3 million ink cartridges.

Through its partnership with Call2Recycle, 100,000kg (220,400 pounds) of batteries and 28,878 writing instruments were collected for recycling. A total of 1,108,513kg of electronic waste was collected and recycled through 278 Staples locations alongside its national partner eCycle Solutions, an increase 19.1% over the same period last year.

Pete Gibel, senior vice president of merchandising at Staples Canada and Chair of the Staples Canada Environmental Committee, said: “Our commitment to sustainable business practices and customer solutions continues to grow. We are reducing our collective impact on the environment.”

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