Ink Cartridges

Lets look at basics, if you are recycling then thank you, and I know sometimes these actions aren't that easy to quantify especially over a longer period. Like most of the LEED credits 'provable actions' speak loudly. Now I'm assuming that your recycling to some central 'point'....a vendor perhaps. Is there any chance of getting a reply from them accepting your recycled cartridges....if not at least track yourself how many cartridges you are sending and to what address. (Perhaps start looking for a vendor who will be able to reply to you...as this piece of paper will work wonders with the GBCI) Of course I'm thinking that you have more than 3 cartridges to recycle (Staples do a 'buy back' and issue a receipt for the 3 a day you take in). Failing both of those I would: 1. Track every cartridge, date and address sent to and/or 2. find a vendor to work with you (Vendor could be a donation place...school for example). I hope that this helps.

Wow, what are your guys printing...War and Peace each day??. OK, If you have no vendor recycling reports of any sort (and please check that there is nowhere where you can recycle and get a document of some sort) then you will have to count (by weight or volume) to your best method possible (and I would include lots of photos) and provide this to the USGBC (by filling in the form with the total amount...weight or volume...that you have recycled in the performance period) The term the USGBC use is "hauler reports or similar RELIABLE data". Explain clearly in supporting narratives why you have no 'hauler reports' and indicate what methodology that you chose to prove that your data is reliable and to the absolute best knowledge, where all these ink cartridges are ending up. (Think of it as closing the loop) Add in copies of the boxes that the original cartridges came in that show that they can be recycled and that the boxes contain details of recycling methodologies (and of course you are using one of these methodologies) Add log details of how they are collected and how and where you store them prior to bulking them up for posting or whichever method you are using (FedEx, UPS, etc) I suggest that you contact the manufacturers and point out that tracking the recycled unit would be of great help to you and to LEED (and those that follow behind you) Great project...good luck