Jet Tec and the environment

The facts

Over 45 million cartridges go into UK landfill sites each year, it is estimated only 15% are recycled or reused!

By 2012, 500 million laser toners and 1.8 billion inkjet cartridges will be dumped in landfills worldwide.

That’s enough to cover 17 football pitches.

Each cartridge thrown into landfill can take up to 1000 years to decompose.

In just 12 months, cartridge recycling could save 15 million litres of oil in the UK.

What are Jet Tec doing?

We recycle 500,000 inkjet cartridges a month – but we still need more!

In 2010 we invested more than £1million in reroofing over 10,000m2 of the factory to achieve a more energy efficient facility.

We manufacture to the ISO 14001 standard.

We have also achieved the Forestry Stewardship Council accreditation for paper packaging materials.

We have reduced our packaging size by approximately 50% in recent years. All plastic is recycled and all card is recyclable, all adding to the reduction of our carbon footprint.

Millions of ink and toner cartridges are simply thrown away every year, ending up in landfill sites across the world. The plastics and metals they contain can take thousands of years to decompose. Recycling helps prevent this. Re-using material which would normally be thrown away has dramatic effects. It not only protects our environment, but also slows man’s consumption of the earth’s already depleted resources.

More ink. Less waste

Our recycling process ensures that each cartridge we are able to recycle is then filled to the maximum capacity with high quality ink. In many cases we are able to offer extra ink in our recycled cartridges  compared to the original. This benefits the consumer and the environment, as the cartridge is not only recycled but contains extra ink, therefore printing for longer.

Recycling inkjet cartridges

Jet Tec’s remanufactured cartridges are produced using cartridges collected through our recycling schemes. The cartridges go through our strict inspection process to verify that they are suitable for remanufacturing. The cartridges are then cleaned with our specially formulated cleaning solution to remove all the residual ink. Once this is complete, the cartridges are refilled, print tested and packaged.

Through our partnership with TRF we are able to re-use many cartridges which may otherwise being landfilled, be sure to check our range of Canon, Hewlett Packard, Dell and Lexmark remanufactured cartridges.

Recyclable packaging

Jet Tec are fully committed to reducing landfill with an overall objective of 0%.

The Jet Tec blister packaging is produced from up to 80% recycled plastic. We have reduced our packaging further by printing information directly onto the compatible cartridges, eliminating the need for a paper label.

The packaging depths are in line with the size of individual cartridges ensuring the minimum amount of packaging is used Learn more…

Sustainable remanufacturing is only possible through efficient recycling schemes. Jet Tec’s sister company, The Recycling Factory, works alongside Jet Tec to manage our recycling schemes providing collection materials, POS, support and real time reports

Closing the loop

Recycling for Jet Tec Customers

Jet Tec customers can recycle by following these easy steps:

  1. Call Jet Tec on 0800 660077 to open an account
  2. We will provide you with a list of recyclable cartridges, freepost envelopes and collection boxes.
  3. Include a freepost envelope with customer purchases of OEM and remanufactured cartridges.
  4. Your customers return their cartridges to us in envelopes or you can call us to book a free collection of your recycling boxes.
  5. Receive credit on your Jet Tec account. 

 

The Recycling Factory – Raising money for worthy causes

Our sister company, The Recycling Factory works with charities, businesses, schools, clubs, societies and individuals helping them to recycle, and at the same time earn money! So far they have raised over £1.5 million for charity. Learn more…

The Recycling Factory supplies freepost envelopes for returning recyclable inkjet cartridges, free of charge. Visit The Recycling Factory today to check if your inkjet cartridges, laser toners and mobile phones can be recycled.

Certified environmental standard

Further underlining our environmental achievements, we now manufacture to International Standard EN ISO 14001:2004. Click here to learn more about our awards and standards

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