Turning ink cartridges into trees (From Barry And District News)

Turning ink cartridges into trees

RESIDENTS in Barry may think they are regular recyclers but they are in fact adding to landfill sites by throwing away empty printer and toner cartridges rather than recycling them.

A survey by Cartridge World, which has a store at Holton Road, reveals that although people in Barry recycle everything from bottles to spectacles, an astounding 86 per cent throw away their empty printer cartridges and replace them with new ones.

Londoners are the worst culprits, with 90 per cent admitting to throwing their printer cartridges straight in the bin.

Businesses in Barry don't seem to be doing their bit either, with 18 per cent of respondents stating they have seen no evidence of any recycling in their workplace.

To counteract this wasteful behaviour Cartridge World, which refills and remanufactures empty printer cartridges, has launched a major'Plant a Tree not a Cartridge' initiative in partnership with the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).

This will result in the planting of 6,000 trees at designated sites across the UK.

RSA fellow and tree lover, Griff Rhys Jones officially launched the initiative by helping Duncan Berry, general manager of Cartridge World, to plant the very first tree at the launch of The Tree Council's National Tree Week, which runs from November 24 to December 5.