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Member Insight Series : Denver Maddux , CEO , Megaport schemes and started the world ’ s first global printer toner recycling program over 25 years ago . In recognition of its outstanding environmental achievement and leadership , Canon received the NSW Sustainability Advantage Gold Partner Award in April .
The ‘ Cartridges 4 Planet Ark ’ program provides Australians with a free , convenient and environmentallyaccredited way to recycle their used printer cartridges . The voluntary program , which began in 2002 , is a collaboration between industry manufacturers that promote and pay for the program , Planet Ark ( an Australian not-for-profit environmental foundation ), Close the Loop ( recycler and program manager ), and retail partners ( who provide collection points for consumers ).
Participating manufacturers include Canon , Brother , Epson , HP , Konica Minolta and Kyocera . The unique aspect of the program is that businesses can place collection boxes in their offices and cartridges are then returned for remanufacturing and recycling .
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