The programme sends used cartridges to licensed recyclers to be sorted and dismantled.
Travel Daily News reported on the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre signing up for Canon Malaysia’s Cartridge Recycling Programme, in order to help reduce the organisation’s impact on the environment.
Canon’s Cartridge Recycling Programme, launched in 2011, works by centres installing a collection point within their facility for team members to dispose of their used Canon ink and toner cartridges for recycling. Once the collection box is full, the used cartridges arereturned to Canon, which in turn uses licensed recycling company to sort and separate the dismantled materials into plastic, iron, toner powder and ink for recycling and disposal.
Alan Pryor, the Centre’s General Manager and a supporter of the collection programme, stated that, “as Malaysia’s premier convention facility, the Centre has been committed to sustainable and environmentally friendly practices since day one [so] we are only too happy to partner with Canon on this programme.”
According to Pryor, raising awareness of the importance of sustainability and conservation is something very important to the Centre, and prior to joining the Canon Cartridge Recycling Programme, team members were already collecting used cartridges. Pryor said that “their efforts are bearing fruit. Last year (2013), 40 boxes of used Canon cartridges were accumulated. This year (2014), from January to September alone, 45 boxes have been already been collected. We are confident that with this new collection point, the numbers can only increase”.
Cheryl Lim, Executive Assistant to CEO and Senior Manager of Canon’s Corporate Planning Division, added: “We hope more companies like the Centre will do their bit by collecting and properly disposing of cartridges rather than discriminately discarding them to eventually end up in landfills.”
The Centre’s other on-going environmentally friendly initiatives include: a 3R’s campaign (reduce, re-use and recycle), which encourages staff and visitors to reduce wastage, re-use and recycle wherever possible; sponsorship of 240 trees to date under the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia’s (FRIM) Conservation Culture Programme; use of biodegradable cleaning products; and sourcing products from environmentally-conscious suppliers.