By Alessandra Saccal

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Have you seen that show on A&E called Hoarders – well 10-15 years from now, we’re all going to be candidates. From empty ink and toner cartidges to broken cellphones – we’re all collecting a ton of stuff that we don’t know what to do with. The good new is you’re not alone!

Almost half (47%) of Canadian households have at least one broken or out-of-date cellular phone in need of disposal;

- A similar number (47%) have dead batteries, with five being the average;

- 45% have chargers needing disposal, while 41% have outmoded or broken cameras and 37% have empty ink cartridges;

STAPLES Canada is challenging Canadians to recycle their ink and toner cartridges by bringing them in to any STAPLES Canada location across the country. The company hopes to collect over two-million cartridges by April 22, 2010. So far, they are well on their way with more than 1.2. million collected.

Let’s help them reach their goal. Bring your ink in today. And while you are at it bring along any old cell phones, batteries and computers. I bet you just sighed with relieve now that you have a place to take that stuff.

  • Did you know that it can take up to 1,000 years for one cartridge to decompose in a landfill
  • Did you know that STAPLES Canada also recycles cell phones, rechargeable batteries and computers
  • Did you know two-million laser cartridges stacked end-to-end is equivalent to the height of approximately 1,240 CN Towers?

 

Alessandra Saccal has over 13 years experience in Public Relations, external communications and cause marketing. She has been with STAPLES Canada in the Public Relations Manager role for over 6 years and previously held communications positions at Bell, and Alliance Atlantis.