Cartridges For Kids
Cartridges for Kids!
You can help Easter Seals Central Texas raise money in one simple step. Don't throw away your empty printer cartridges! Easter Seals can get cash for empty printer cartridges, used cell phones, GPS devices, video games and consoles, DVDs, digital cameras, laptops and tablets.
For more information please contact Carly Murrell, cmurrell@eastersealstx.com at (512) 615-6894 or visit any Easter Seals Central Texas facility to drop off your cartridges and phones. Find an Easter Seals location near you.
Cartridges for Kids Fun Facts:
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In the U.S. alone, about 375 million cartridges end up in landfills each year. That's about 12 cartridges thrown away every second.
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The average cartridge requires almost a gallon of oil to produce.
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An ink cartridge can take up to 1,000 years to decompose in a landfill.
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The average American cell phone user purchases a new cell phone every 18 months and owns 3 or more expired phones.
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Less than 1% of American cell phone owners recycle their old cell handsets.
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About 9 million laptops are headed for disposal each year.
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About 125 million cell phones are sent to landfills every year.
Please donate today!
