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Fundraising Through A Toner Recycling Program
Toner recycling can be a good way to raise funds for charities, groups like Boy Scouts or sports teams, and many other organizations. The recycled printer supplies industry is quite large, with many companies looking for empty cartridges who are willing to pay for them.
Many of these empty cartridges are bought by companies who remanufacture them and sell these remanufactured cartridges as a cheaper alternative to the original brand. Laser toners tend to be worth more to them but even many inkjet cartridges have a value as well.
There are companies that act as a sort of collector - they accumulate the recycled cartridges and pay your organization and then they in turn sell them to the companies who are looking for them.
While this may mean your group doesn't get quite as much for the empty cartridges as it could if you were dealing directly with the companies who ultimately get them, it simplifies the process considerably because you don't have to worry about what kind of cartridges are in demand or whether you have enough of them - you'll get credit for whatever you have.
One of the companies that offers this service to groups and organizations is Recycle4Dollars.com. You have the choice of receiving "shopping dollars" in their online store where they sell various office supplies, or slightly less cash credit. If you opt for the cash credit, they will send you a check for the value of the cartridges you send in.
They offer anywhere from a few cents for some models of inkjet cartridge, up to $4.00 for some laser toners. You simply send them the empty cartridges and they will add the credit to your account.
This is a great way to do fundraising without having to do the traditional door-to-door soliciting and all the work that goes along with it.
If your group is fundraising through Recycle 4 Dollars, you simply order a supply of shipping labels with the account information for your organization. You can distribute these labels to anyone who is sending in empty cartridges on your behalf and the credit will be added to your account.
Most printer companies offer their own recycling programs, but they rarely give you any credit for the empty toners that you send them. By using a recycling service like Recycle4Dollars, you can be environmentally conscious and earn extra money for your organization at the same time.
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