How to Recycle Sharp Cartridges
Those plastic toner cartridges that create the photocopies in your office can be recycled for free with minimal effort. Sharp offers a recycling program for any of their copier toner cartridges. Copier toner cartridges can be refurbished then refilled with ink and put back on the market, or the plastic components can be recycled into raw materials. Re-manufacturing a cartridge requires 80 percent less energy than making a new one, notes Earth911.
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Instructions
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Complete the online copier recycling form at Sharp USA. You'll need to enter the type of shipping box you intend to use, the toner type and your personal or business information.
Then wait for Sharp USA to process your form and prepare a FedEx shipping label so the copier toner can be returned to a Sharp USA recycling facility near you.
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Remove the spent toner cartridge from your copier and place it in a plastic bag. Set the bag into a FedEx shipping box, the original toner cartridge shipping box or a small shipping box you have on hand. Seal the box with shipping tape.
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Print off the prepared FedEx label once you receive email notification from Sharp USA.
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Take the box holding the Sharp toner cartridge to your nearest FedEx store or drop box location.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are physically unable to drop the box off at a FedEx location, email SharpTonerRecycling@SharpUSA.com for alternate instructions.
With a Sharp bulk shipping carton, you can send up to 10 Sharp toner cartridges in one package, reducing the environmental impact of recycling.
Sharp USA only lists recent copier models on its website, but any Sharp copier toner can be recycled through this program.
References
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