A school in Georgetown, Illinois is seeking local businesses to help it raise funds by recycling ink and toner cartridges, reports Commercial News.
Mary Miller Junior High School has had a commitment to recycling for the last 12 years, and currently works with recycling company FundingFactory, with whom they have raised more than $2,000. The school has so far used the funds to purchase much needed IT and PE equipment.
“By collecting empty printer cartridges and used personal electronics, students are expanding our greening efforts while helping to boost our budget,” school principal Lisa Gocken explained to Commercial News. 
The school has expanded its collection to include other electronics as well as ink and toner cartridges, partly due to supplies businesses offering deals on empty cartridges.
FundingFactory has been in operation since 1997, and says it has raised more than $26 million across 50,000 partner organizations and schools, as well as preventing over 21 million lbs. of waste from going to landfills.
FundingFactory President Sean Michaels added: “Business supporters not only bring financial support to our participants, but an invaluable amount of encouragement.
“With the support of the community behind Mary Miller Junior High, there is no limit to the amount of money a program can raise or the impact a program can have on the environment.”