The Canada branch recycled 975,941 ink cartridges in 2Q2015 through its store drop off scheme for empty ink and toner cartridges, increasing 37.4 percent from the figure for the second quarter of 2014.
Staples has collected a futher 115,207 ink cartridges and 19,393.5kg of electronics through its Driver Take Back scheme in the quarter, and it hopes to collect three million ink cartridges this year, Benzinga reported.
Staples Canada has also collected 1,108,513kg of electronic waste through its 278 Staples locations in the second quarter, through its national partner eCycle Solutions. Pete Gibel, Senior Vice President of Merchandising at Staples Canada and Chair of its Environmental Committee, said: “Our commitment to sustainable business practices and customer solutions continues to grow.
“We are reducing our collective impact on the environment.”