Fund Raising 

If your organisation or charity is involved in fund-raising, have you thought of collecting and recycling empty printer ink cartridges? Maybe you have and you’re already ‘collecting’ but are you maximising your returns? Many organisations have an arrangement with a specialist ink recycling company that manages the collection process for you. It’s not particularly efficient and it probably works like to this …

• Free collection envelopes provided by the recycler

• Your only involvement is distributing the collection envelopes

• You rely on a householder’s motivation to post the envelope

• You have no idea if any posted cartridges have any commercial value

• It takes little effort and any money is better than none

With this style of operation the main beneficiaries are the postal service and the recycling company. Your organisation receives a small return, but of course you’ve only put in a small amount of effort. However, if you’re willing to increase your involvement by making personal collections and also have the ability to temporarily store a modest amount of empty cartridges, Village Internet’s Aggregation service comes into full swing and can increase the amount of money you could earn.