With America Recycles Day on Nov. 15, Cartridge World of Redmond is doing its part to inform and educate local consumers about the importance of increasing their recycling habits at home and at work.

On Saturday Nov. 6, the refilled ink and toner printer cartridge retailer, will be hosting “Free Ink Day,” during which customers can come in and have their black ink cartridges refilled for free (one per person).

“Millions of Americans have pledged to increase their recycling habits at home and at work over the 13-year history of America Recycles Day,” said Cartridge World owner Bill Johns. “Our free ink initiative is intended to get our neighbors, friends and community leaders excited about what can be accomplished when we all work together. One day to make recycling bigger and better 365 days a year.”

Located at 17181 Redmond Way, A-1100, Cartridge World refills and remanufactures inkjet and toner printer cartridges, using state-of-the-art processes and high quality inks and toners. They offer consumers and businesses a more affordable option to buying new, provide a 100 percent satisfaction money-back guarantee and help the environment by keeping cartridges out of landfills.

“With our continued commitment to recycling, we look forward to the day when reusing and refilling cartridges is as common as separating waste materials in our homes,” Johns added.

Facts about ink and toner cartridge:

It takes about a gallon of oil to make a new toner cartridge.

Almost eight cartridges are thrown away in the United States every second.

70 percent of used printer cartridges throughout the world are currently being thrown out.

In North America alone, more than 350 million cartridges per year are discarded in our landfills, and that number increases by 12 percent annually.

A discarded printer cartridge thrown into a landfill can take up to 450 years to decompose.

Every remanufactured cartridge saves nearly 2.5 pounds of solid waste from being deposited in landfills.

In one year, if the world’s discarded cartridges were stacked end-to-end; they would circle the earth over three times.

Tips for an environmentally friendly home office/business:

Refill and reuse empty printer cartridges – Empty ink jet and toner cartridges can be refilled and reused multiple times.

Use rewriteable CDs and DVDs so they can be re-used again.

Print double-sided.

Decrease margin areas to fit more copy on a page.

Communicate with team members about who will bring printouts to meetings.

Turn off all electrical equipment at night.