Cartridges 4 Planet Ark is an innovative recycling program that provides Australians with a free and easy way to recycle their used printer cartridges. On this RecyclingNearYou site Australians can find literally thousands drop off of locations around the country to recycle their used printer cartridges and toner bottles. Find out more.
Recycling Printer Cartridges includes:
Ink Cartridges
Toner Cartridges
Inkjet
Laser cartridges
Toner modules
Ink modules
Printing supplies
Supply cartridges
Cartridges
shop 2 290 South st, HILTON
1.0km
219 Hampton Rd Shop 24, SOUTH FREMANTLE
1.4km
19A Montreal Street, Fremantle
1.8km
2 Stockdale Road, O'Connor
2.2km
322 Stock Road, O'connor
2.4km
382 South Street, OConnor
2.5km
8 Absolon St Palmyra Delivery Centre, Palmyra
2.6km
133 Garling Street, O'Connor
2.6km
142 HIGH ST Shop 5, FREMANTLE
2.7km
13-19 William St, FREMANTLE
2.8km
6a Webber St, Willagee
3.0km
92 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle
3.2km
SHOP 16 78 COOLBELLUP AVE Coolbellup Shopping Centre, COOLBELLUP
3.7km
1-15 South Street, Kardinya
4.1km
21-23 Port Pirie St, BIBRA LAKE
4.1km
42 McCoy Street, Myaree
4.8km
67 McCoy St Unit 10, MYAREE
5.1km
276 Leach Hwy Shops T5-7 Hometown Myaree, Myaree
5.6km
109-141 Somerville Bvd Shop 8, Winthrop
5.7km
1/500 Marmion St, Booragoon
5.9km
184 Hope Road, Bibra Lake
5.9km
50 Harvey St, Mosman Park
6.8km
125 Riseley St, Booragoon
7.3km
Shop 9 276 Leach Hwy, Booragoon
7.4km
460 Stirling Hwy Cottesloe Central SC, PEPPERMINT GROVE
7.9km
773 Canning Hwy, Applecross
7.9km
64 Cranford Ave, Brentwood
7.9km
1 Leake St, Peppermint Grove
7.9km
Shop 12 46-50 Benningfield Rd, Bull Creek
8.0km
Shop 6A, Bull Creek
8.8km
902 Canning Hwy, CANNING BRIDGE APPLECROSS
9.6km
111 Claremont Crescent, Swanbourne
9.6km
55 Central Rd, Rossmoyne
9.6km
2 Bay View Tce, Claremont
9.8km
9 Bayview Tce Tenancy L2 MM3 Claremont SC, CLAREMONT
9.8km
39 Burrendah Blvd, Willetton
10.2km
45 Burrenbah Bvd, Willenton
10.2km
Shop 2, Crawley
10.3km
92 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands
10.3km
816 Beeliar Drive, Success
10.5km
Gateways Shopping Centre Shop 21, SUCCESS
10.6km
1 Broome St Council Depot, Nedlands
10.7km
11 -13 Gympie Way, Willetton
10.8km
15 Welwyn Ave, Manning
10.9km
8 Ashton Ave, Claremont
11.0km
Unit 20, 87 Armadale Road, Jandakot
11.0km
Unit 1, 87 Armadale Road, Cockburn
11.1km
6/15 Tribute St, Shelley
11.4km
29 Strickland St, Mount Claremont
11.4km
SHOP 4 25 PRESTON ST, COMO
11.7km
1048 Rockingham Rd, Wattleup
12.3km
Shop 46, Waterford Plaza Shopping Center, Karawara
12.5km
60 Lemnos Street, Shenton Park
12.5km
230 Manning Rd, Karawara
12.5km
2-14 Willeri Drv Shop 35 Riverton Forum S/C, PARKWOOD
12.9km
103 Millpoint Rd, South Perth
13.0km
170 Bannister Rd, CANNING VALE
13.0km
44 Vinnicombe Dr Unit 1, CANNING VALE
13.0km
170 Bannister Road, Canning Vale
13.0km
214 Nicholson Rd, Subiaco
13.2km
120 Bannister Rd, CANNING VALE
13.8km
172 Rokeby Road, Subiaco
14.1km
32 Bannick Ct, Canning Vale
14.3km
Cnr Hedley Pl Manning Road, Bentley
14.4km
217 Hay St, SUBIACO
14.6km
341 Cambridge St, WEMBLEY
14.7km
5 Howtree Plc Shop 88 Floreat Forum Shopping Centre, FLOREAT
14.7km
160 Hay St, Subiaco
14.7km
1255 Hay Street, West Perth
14.9km
1195 Hay St, West Perth
14.9km
240 St Georges Tce Level 17, PERTH
14.9km
100 St. Georges Tce, Perth
15.0km
Shop 17, 863 Hay Street, Perth
15.0km
66 St Georges Tce, Perth
15.0km
713 Hay St Mall Basement Sheffield House, Perth
15.1km
Corner Kent Street & Queens Park Road, Wilson
15.1km
706 Hay St Piccadilly Arcade, PERTH
15.1km
Lynwood Dr Shop 14 Lynwood Shopping Centre, LYNWOOD
15.2km
256 Adelaide Tce, PERTH
15.2km
789 Albany Hwy The Park Centre Shop 30, East Victoria Park
15.4km
249 Hay St, East Perth
15.4km
25 Sutherland Street, West Perth
15.5km
5 FLYNN ST, CHURCHLANDS
15.5km
343 Shepperton Rd, East Victoria Park
15.7km
Tenancy 2/1377-1381 Albany Hwy, Cannington
15.7km
45 Francis St Shop 7-8 ATO Building, NORTHBRIDGE
15.7km
414 Albany Highway, Victoria Park
15.8km
31 Gayton Rd, City Beach
15.9km
125 Stirling St, Perth
16.0km
1317 Albany Highway, Cannington
16.0km
470 Newcasle St, West Perth
16.0km
271 Amherst Rd, Canning Vale
16.1km
56-70 Langford Rd, Langford
16.2km
69 Edward Street, Perth
16.3km
1363 Albany Highway, Cannington
16.4km
186a Harborne Street, Wembley
16.4km
1382 Albany Highway Westfield Carousel, Cannington
16.6km
1348-1386 Albany Hwy Shop 1097 Westfield Centre, CANNINGTON
16.6km
98 Oats St, Carlisle
16.8km
18 Archer Street, Carlisle
17.1km
239 Planet St Building 1, Welshpool
17.1km
1490 Albany Hwy Shop 2 - 5, Cannington
17.2km
277 Great Western Hwy, Burswood
17.3km
429 Fitzgerald St, NORTH PERTH
17.3km
2/145 Welshpool Rd, WELSHPOOL
17.3km
183 Scarborough Beach Rd, Mount Hawthorn
17.6km
Shop 8, Wembley Downs
17.6km
682a Beaufort St, Mount Lawley
17.8km
Tenancy 4, 50 William Street, Cannington
17.9km
381 Scarborough Beach Road, Osborne Park
17.9km
118 Kooyong Rd, RIVERVALE
17.9km
82-86 Rosewood Ave, Woodlands
17.9km
318-328 Spencer Rd Shop 23 Thornlie Square Shopping Centre, THORNLIE
18.0km
Shop 21 Thornlie Square S/C, Thornlie
18.1km
Unit 2, Kewdale
18.1km
469-475 Scarborough Beach Road, Osborne Park
18.4km
501 Scarborough Beach Rd Shop 4, OSBORNE PARK
18.5km
425 Scarborough Beach Rd, Osborne Park
18.6km
2 O'Malley St Unit 7, Osborne Park
18.6km
16E Calais Rd, Scarborough
18.8km
388 Scarborough Beach Rd Shop 1038 Westfield Shopping Centre, INNALOO
18.8km
2/53 Belmont Ave, BELMONT
18.9km
8 Collingwood St, Osborne Park
19.1km
277 Belmont Ave, Cloverdale
19.1km
227 Belmont Ave Tenancey 132, CLOVERDALE
19.2km
Unit 8B/64 Kewdale Rd, Welshpool
19.2km
58 Eigth Ave, MAYLANDS
19.2km
64 Kewdale Rd Unit 8B, WELSHPOOL
19.3km
334 Treasure Rd, Welshpool
19.3km
202 William St, Beckenham
19.3km
225 Alexander Rd, Belmont
19.3km
23-27 Scarborough Beach Rd, Scarborough
19.4km
Corner Gilmore Ave Sulphur Rd, Kwinana Town Centre
19.4km
Cnr Gilmore Avenue and Sulphur Road, Kwinana Beach
19.4km
885 Beaufort St, Inglewood
19.5km
Shop 48 Attfield St Maddington Centro, MADDINGTON
19.6km
Attfield St Metro Maddington SC, MADDINGTON
19.6km
Shop 7 /212 Main St, OSBORNE PARK
19.8km
108 Wanneroo Rd Shop 3, YOKINE
19.8km
225 Great Eastern Highway, Belmont
20.0km
4 Chisham Ave Shop 41, KWINANA TOWN CENTRE
20.1km
377A Belgravia St, Cloverdale
20.2km
Shop 5 73 Belmont Rd, Kenwick
20.2km
16 Riversdale St Enviro Dept, Welshpool
20.5km
180B Grand Prominade, BEDFORD
20.7km
203 Flinders St, Yokine
20.8km
40 Belvidere St, BELMONT
20.9km
125 King William St Environment House, Bayswater
21.2km
200-330 Karrinyup Rd, Karrinyup
21.2km
95 Kelvin Rd Unit 2, MADDINGTON
21.2km
Unit 2/95 Kelvin Road, Maddington
21.2km
200 Karrinyup Rd- Shop MJ0220 Karrinyup SC, KARRINYUP
21.3km
366 Grand Promenade, Dianella
21.5km
2244 Albany Highway, Gosnells
21.7km
137 Russel Street, Morley
22.2km
Lot 6/137 Russell St, Morley
22.2km
40 Rudloc Rd, MORLEY
22.3km
379 Boud Ave, Perth Airport
22.4km
201 Amelia St Shop 7 Northlands Plaza S/C, BALCATTA
22.4km
4 Collier Rd Shop 52 Westfield Galleria S/C, MORLEY
22.4km
82 Champion Dr Shop 3, SEVILLE GROVE
22.7km
40 Crompton Road, Rockingham
23.0km
26 Brant Rd, Kelmscott
23.2km
1 North Beach Rd West Coast Plaza, NORTH BEACH
23.2km
1 Affleck Rd, PERTH AIRPORT
23.3km
2/103 Erindale Rd, Balcatta
23.4km
Unit 3, 188 Balcatta Rd, Balcatta
23.4km
Shop 23 2784 Albany Highway, Kelmscott
23.4km
188 Balcatta Rd Unit 3, BALCATTA
23.4km
4 Kent St Shop 8, ROCKINGHAM
23.5km
1 Somerville Drive, Rottnest Island
23.5km
2/13 Page Road, Kelmscott
23.5km
Shop 90 43 Yirrigan Drive, Mirrabooka
23.5km
478 Wanneroo Rd, Westminster
23.6km
12 Macadam Place, BALCATTA
23.6km
80 Hale Rd Shop 18M Forrestfield Market Pl, FORRESTFIELD
24.0km
42-58 Benara Rd Noranda Palms Shopping Centre, NORANDA
24.3km
9 Mackinnon Street, Rockingham
24.3km
1 Council Ave Tenancy 174, Rockingham
24.7km
200 Jull St Shop 1, ARMADALE
24.8km
1 Council Ave, Rockingham
24.8km
40 Fourth Rd Shop 5, ARMADALE
24.8km
Jull Street SHOP MM02, Level 1, Armadale SC, Armadale
24.8km
19A/6 Davallia Rd, Duncraig
25.0km
Rockingham Central, Tenancy 1, 2 Council Ave, ROCKINGHAM
25.0km
10 Prospect Road, Armadale
25.1km
19 Sheppard Way Shop 8 Marmion Village, MARMION
25.1km
Lot 2 West Rd Shop 12 Bassendean Square Shopping Centre, BASSENDEAN
25.1km
6/85 Walter Rd, BASSENDEAN
25.2km
643 Beach Rd Shop 7, Warwick
25.3km
71 Kent Way, Malaga
26.0km
10A/59 Arnisdale Rd Glengarry Shopping Centre, DUNCRAIG
26.1km
27 Kent Way, Malaga
26.2km
24 Kent Way, Malaga
26.2km
U7 1904 Beach Rd, Malaga
26.2km
7 Cogla St, MALAGA
26.2km
Tenancy 1, 1915 Beach Road, Malaga
26.2km
23 Exhibition Drive, Malaga
26.3km
Beach Rd Warwick Grove SC, MALAGA DC
26.3km
50 Marri Rd, Duncraig
26.4km
64 MARANGAROO Dr SHOP 3A NEWPARK SHOPPING CENTRE, GIRRAWHEEN
26.5km
530 KALAMUNDA Rd SHOP 16 HIGH WYCOMBE VILLAGE SHOPPING, HIGH WYCOMBE
26.5km
2/121 James Street, Guildford
26.6km
18 Calectasia St Shop 5 Greenwood Village, GREENWOOD
26.6km
Unit 23/244 Beringarra Avenue, Malaga
26.7km
60 - 64 Penguin Rd, Safety Bay
26.7km
Shop 17, Waikiki
27.4km
10 Warrigal Way, Greenwood
27.4km
243 Lesmurdie Rd, Lesmurdie
27.6km
875 South West Hwy Unit 11 Byford Centre, BYFORD
28.0km
21 Jarrah Rd, Roleystone
28.5km
75 WARBURTON AVE Shop 4 Padbury Shopping Centre, PADBURY
28.7km
14 Barber Street, Kalamunda
29.0km
100 Kingsley Dve, Kingsley
29.0km
307 Great Eastern Hwy, Midland
29.4km
Unit 4 Clayton St Cnr Lloyd Clayton Sts, Midland
29.6km
Unit 1, Midland Central, Midland
29.7km
Cnr Clayton and Lloyd Street, Midland
29.7km
3 Clayton St, MIDLAND
29.8km
58 The Crescent, Midland
30.1km
98 Morrison Road, Midland
30.2km
5 Trappers Drive, Woodvale
30.2km
155 Lawnbrook Road, Walliston
30.2km
195 Great Eastern Hwy, MIDLAND
30.3km
470 Whitfords Ave, Hillarys
30.3km
Cnr Whitford Marmion Ave Whitford City SC Shop MM 3, Hillarys
30.3km
206 Warnbro Sound Ave, Warnbro
30.9km
5 Dellamarta Road, Wangara
31.4km
1/11 Dellamarta Road, Wangara
31.4km
Shop 13, Craigie
31.6km
61 Farrall Rd Unit 3, MIDVALE
31.7km
3/61 Farrall Road, Midvale
31.7km
LOT 2443 Canning Road, Pickering Brook
31.8km
153 Trappers Drv, Woodvale
31.9km
28 Paterson St, Mundijong
32.2km
Shop 5 9 Gunter Grv, Beldon
32.6km
Shop 6A 40-42 Marlboro Rd Swanview Shopping Centre, SWAN VIEW
32.8km
400-402 Saltaire Way, Port Kennedy
33.9km
366 Eddystone Ave, Edgewater
34.2km
7 Honeybush Drv, Joondalup
34.3km
15-17 Sundew Rise, Joondalup
34.4km
Shop 16 950 Wanneroo Road, Wanneroo
35.3km
36 Clarke Crescent, Joondalup
35.5km
777 Great Northern Hwy, HERNE HILL
35.6km
7 Railway Pde Shop 1, Glen Forrest
35.7km
102 Boas Avenue, Joondalup
36.1km
Shop T140, Joondalup
36.2km
1/9 Highpoint Blvd Shop 4, ELLENBROOK
36.4km
420 Joondalup Dve Tenancy MM4 Lakeside Shopping Centre, Joondalup
36.5km
4/124 Winton Road, Joondalup
36.5km
15 Dwyer Turn, Joondalup
36.5km
420 Secret Harbour Bld Shop 6, Secret Harbour
37.8km
22 Wellard St, Serpentine
38.2km
674 Jarrahdale Rd, Jarrahdale
40.5km
1700 Marmion Avenue, Tamala Park
40.9km
7295 Great Eastern Hwy, Mundaring
41.7km
36 Ocean Keys Blv Ocean Keys Shopping Centre, CLARKSON
42.3km
36 Ocean Keys Bvd, Clarkson
42.3km
5345 Richardson Road, Stoneville
43.2km
2 Elliott Rd, Keysbrook
46.0km
121 Stock Rd West, BULLSBROOK
46.0km
Tenancy 6, Corner of Camborne Parkway and Brackley Way, Butler
48.6km
Tenancy 6, 8 Magenta Terrace, Mandurah
49.1km
9 Gordon Road, Mandurah
49.4km
21 Hammond Rd. (access from gate off Spencer St), Cockburn Central
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Western Australia
32 Bannick Ct, Canning Vale
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Western Australia
Level 8/11 York St, Sydney NSW 2000, Sydney
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Western Australia
Cartridges 4 Planet Ark is a free recycling scheme that has been operating for more than 20 years. There are more than 1,500 public drop-off locations around the country. So far, more than 57 million cartridges have been recycled through the scheme.
Empty laser and inkjet cartridges can be recycled at?all Officeworks?stores and participating Australia Post, Cartridge World, Harvey Norman, The Good Guys, JB Hi-Fi, Office National and Office Products Depot outlets. Use the directory on this page to find a recycling point near you.
Please note, some boxes may not be visible or on display due to limited store floor space. In these cases, please ask the staff at the counter and hand your cartridges directly to them.
Printer cartridges from participating brands are accepted in the Cartridges 4 Planet Ark program. This includes cartridges used in printers, photocopiers and fax machines . The program accepts inkjet cartridges, laser cartridges, toner bottles, fuser and drum units, fax rolls, print heads, waste hoppers/containers collectors and kits.
The Cartridges 4 Planet Ark program is an example of an extended producer responsibility program. The six participating brands , Brother, Canon, Cartridge World, Epson, HP, and Kyocera pay for the collection and recycling of their cartridges.
When printer cartridges break apart in landfill, they have the potential to contaminate groundwater and the environment. Recycling your used cartridges instead of putting them in the bin, protects the environment and keeps the materials used to make the cartridges in use.
As cartridges are made up of a complex mix of plastics, metal, inks and toners, they represent a significant investment in resources. When they are disposed of into landfill these resources are lost. Recycling ensures these materials are used again, which reduces demand for mining new materials and associated greenhouse gas emissions.
All cartridges collected through the Cartridges 4 Planet Ark program are sent to our recovery partner in Melbourne, Close the Loop™. The program has a zero waste to landfill guarantee, which means every part of the cartridge is recovered and used again.
At the recycling facility, the cartridges are hand sorted and their brand and type recorded. Many of the laser cartridges are sent back to the original equipment manufacturers for re-manufacturing or recovery programs.
As cartridges are made up of a complex mix of potentially valuable and/or hazardous raw materials, they require state-of-the-art equipment for safe processing and handling.
Inkjet cartridges, toner bottles and drum units are processed and reduced to smaller particles so they can be separated and sorted. Magnets are used to remove ferrous (iron-based) metals, while eddie currents are used to remove aluminium.
The result is the recovery of 'raw' materials, which can be substituted for 'virgin' or new materials in manufacturing to make new products.
If your workplace, business, community group, university or school uses more than three inkjet, toner cartridges or toner bottles in a month you may be eligible for a Cartridges 4 Planet Ark collection box.
Cartridges 4 Planet Ark is a free recycling program that has a zero waste to landfill guarantee. There are thousands of recycling locations across the country including many retailers and Aus Post stores, making it very easy to drop off used printer and toner cartridges for recycling. Use the directory on this page to find a recycling drop-off point near you. Printer and toner cartridges should never be put in your recycling bin at home as they will contaminate the other materials in the prevent, which could prevent them from being recycled. They must be dropped off at designated collection points to be recycled.
If your workplace, business, community group, university, or school uses more than three (3) inkjet, toner cartridges or toner bottles in a month you may be eligible for a Cartridges 4 Planet Ark collection box. You can call 1800 24 24 73
Cartridges 4 Planet Ark is a free recycling program that has a zero waste to landfill guarantee. There are thousands of recycling locations across the country including many retailers and Aus Post stores, making it very easy to drop off used printer and toner cartridges for recycling. Use the directory on this page to find a recycling drop-off point near you.
Printer and toner cartridges should never be put in your recycling bin at home as they will contaminate the other materials in the prevent, which could prevent them from being recycled. They must be dropped off at designated collection points to be recycled.
If your workplace, business, community group, university, or school uses more than three (3) inkjet, toner cartridges or toner bottles in a month you may be eligible for a Cartridges 4 Planet Ark collection box. You can call 1800 24 24 73 or register online
Yes, but they should never be placed in your recycling bin at home as they will contaminate the other items in the bin. They can be recycled through commercial recycling services or through Australia’s free recycling program, Cartridges 4 Planet Ark . The program has thousands of recycling locations across the country, making it very easy to drop off used printer and toner cartridges for recycling. Use the directory on this page to find a recycling drop-off point near you. If your workplace, business, community group, university, or school uses more than three (3) inkjet, toner cartridges or toner bottles in a month you may be eligible for a Cartridges 4 Planet Ark collection box. You can call 1800 24 24 73 or register online .
Yes, printer and toner cartridges can be dropped off for recycling at most Officeworks stores. The cartridges will be recycled through Cartridges 4 Planet Ark program. Use the directory on this page to find a recycling point near you.
Printer cartridges from participating brands are accepted in the Cartridges 4 Planet Ark program. This includes inkjet cartridges, laser cartridges, toner bottles, fuser and drum units, fax rolls, print heads, waste hoppers/containers collectors and kits. Use the directory on this page to find a recycling drop-off point near you.
Cartridges 4 Planet Ark is a free recycling program that has a zero waste to landfill guarantee. There are thousands of recycling locations across the country including many retailers and Aus Post stores, making it very easy to drop off used printer and toner cartridges for recycling. Use the directory on this page to find a recycling drop-off point near you.
Printer and toner cartridges should never be put in your recycling bin at home as they will contaminate the other materials in the prevent, which could prevent them from being recycled. They must be dropped off at designated collection points to be recycled.
If your workplace, business, community group, university, or school uses more than three (3) inkjet, toner cartridges or toner bottles in a month you may be eligible for a Cartridges 4 Planet Ark collection box. You can call 1800 24 24 73 or register online
No. Printer and toner cartridges should never be put in your recycling bin at home or work. They can only be recycled through specialised recycling services.
is a free recycling program that has a zero waste to landfill guarantee. There are thousands of recycling locations across the country including many retailers and Aus Post stores, making it very easy to drop off used printer and toner cartridges for recycling. Use the directory on this page to find a recycling drop-off point near you. Printer and toner cartridges should never be put in your recycling bin at home as they will contaminate the other materials in the prevent, which could prevent them from being recycled. They must be dropped off at designated collection points to be recycled.
If your workplace, business, community group, university, or school uses more than three (3) inkjet, toner cartridges or toner bottles in a month you may be eligible for a Cartridges 4 Planet Ark collection box. You can call 1800 24 24 73 or register online
Cartridges 4 Planet Ark program more than 20 years ago. The program has collected and recycled almost 57 million cartridges in that time. The program is free to use because it is supported by participating manufacturers of printer cartridges: Brother, Canon, Cartridge World, Epson, HP, and Kyocera. Our Melbourne-based recycling partner, Close the Loop recycles the cartridges and is independently audited on an annual basis for its zero waste to landfill guarantee.
As cartridges are made up of a complex mix of plastics, metal, inks and toners they represent a significant investment in resources. When they are sent to landfill instead of a recycling facility, these resources are lost. Recycling your used printer and toner cartridges ensures the materials are used again to make new products, which reduces demand to extract new materials from the earth and associated greenhouse gas emissions.