Workplace Collections
Layne Beachley recycling a printer cartridge at a workplace box
If your workplace, business, community group, uni or school uses more than three (3) inkjet, toner cartridges or toner bottles from our participating or supporting brands in a month you may be eligible for a free ‘Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' collection box. Find out more about our participating and supporting brands.
To make the cartridges program as environmentally efficient as possible it‘s important that each box returns enough cartridges to justify its production and delivery. If your workplace is unlikely to return the minimum number of cartridges, we encourage you to use the drop-off boxes in our retail collection partners (participating Australia Post, Dick Smith, The Good Guys, JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman, and Officeworks stores). Find your closest drop-off box here.
Workplaces can no longer return old mobile phones, chargers and accessories through your ‘Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' box. To find out why, visit the phone recycling information pages.
Register For A Collection Box
If your workplace meets the criteria of using more than three cartridges a month you may be eligible for a free 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' collection box.
Workplace Promotions
Planet Ark has developed a range of resources that you can use to promote this program in your workplace.
Participating and Supporting Brands
'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' is an example of an effective voluntary producer responsibility program. Find out how we work with our participating manufacturers to make the program a success.
Returning Your Cartridges
A step-by-step guide to sending back your bag full of cartridges.
For Your Records
All registered Workplace Collection points can receive Resource Recovery Certificates that outline the weight of cartridges collected and returned.
Mobile Phone Recycling
Businesses across Australia can no longer recycle mobile phones, chargers and accessories in their 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' collection box but there are other ways.
