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Recycling Desktop Printers - What You Need To Know
Description
Small enough to fit on a desk. Typically an ink jet printer.
Brands
IBM, HP, Dell, Canon, Epson, Lexmark, Kodak, Samsung, Xerox, Brother
Data Risk Potential
Low
End of Life Recycling Process
Hazard removal and shredding for commodity recovery
Environmental Health and Safety Hazards
Ink and toner
Recycling Facts
- Because of the short lifespan of desktop printers, it is essential that they be recycled so as to not overly saturate the standard waste stream.
- Desktop printers make up a portion of the 12.8 million tons of small equipment e-waste generated in 2014.
- The plastics that make up printers may contain fire-retardant plastics that could pose a health issue to humans.
- Valuable resources in the cords and circuit boards of printers such as copper can be salvaged when recycled.
- Recycling the printer cartridges is just as important as recycling the printer.
Why use Quantum?
- Quantum is one of the leading electronics recycling companies in Canada with over 325,000 square feet of cutting edge recycling facilities with headquarters in Toronto.
- Quantum is fully certified so that you can be certain that all of your electronics are recycled responsibly and securely.
- We issue a Certificate of Recycling for every load of electronic waste that we pick up.
Next Steps
Contact Quantum at 416-222-1773 or use the form to book an electronics pickup.