Friday, 11 September 2009, 9:11 am
Public urged to return printer cartridges and help save yellow-eyed penguins
"Hoiho" the yellow-eyed penguin is teaming up with Fill McCartridge on eDay, this Saturday 12 September 2009, between 9am – 3pm at 85 Fryatt Street, to collect printer cartridges for recycling or re-filling and help save the environment.
Dunedin based Cartridge World is proud to support the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust by giving reward points to the Trust for printer cartridges being returned during eDay at the Fryatt Street Depot, between 9am – 3pm.
The reward points received from each cartridge returned will help fund conservation activities to ensure the survival of yellow-eyed penguins. Cartridges returned by the public will be taken to their Filleul Street location to be re-filled or re-manufactured and made available again for use.
Graeme and Maxine Cochrane, owners of Cartridge World in Dunedin say this is a fantastic opportunity to make sure printer cartridges can be re-used locally and support a worthy conservation activity as well as saving the environment.
"We urge the public to come down to the depot with any old printers to help recycle their electronic waste, diverting this equipment from landfill. There will be a box for the collection of cartridges, so if the printer cartridges can be taken out of the printer in advance it will save us a lot of time on the day. Re-filling printer cartridges is a cost efficient way of saving money, saving up to 50% on the cost of a new cartridge".
A reward points scheme is running in Dunedin and Invercargill Cartridge World branches, where points collected from returned printer cartridges are provided to the Trust. Points can be re-deemed toward petrol vouchers for Trust vehicles or office and stationery supplies, thus reducing Trust expenditure on these items. Each reward point is worth $1 so if you live in these areas please remember to take your printer cartridges to Cartridge World and remember to mention the reward scheme.
Sue Murray, General Manager of the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust said the relationship with Cartridge World is an exciting new development and the Trust is thrilled to be involved with Cartridge World and the event".
"eDay is an event that can make a big difference to the environment. We have had a number of people volunteer to help on the day and are looking forward to working alongside the team from Cartridge World to make good use of printer cartridges returned on the day."
The public is being urged to support the Trust and return their printer cartridges on the day. Any organisations or individuals that would like to support the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust or get involved can contact the Trust directly on Ph 03 479 0011 or visit
www.yellow-eyedpenguin.org.nz.
For more information on eDay or Cartridge World visit www.eday.org.nz or www.cartridgeworld.co.nz
Source:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0909/S00164.htm
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