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Utah Restaurant Association and the America's Schools Program have teamed up to help preserve the environment and fund educational programs by recycling printer cartridges and cell phones. 50% of all proceeds go to support its educational programs and its membership. The other 50% goes to the America's Schools Program to support K-12 schools within the state.
This program is in partnership with and under the auspicies of the State School Boards Associations throughout the country. |
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The America's Schools Recycling Program is an easy way for businesses, organizations, and individuals to preserve the environment and help educational programs throughout the country. |
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Did You Know? |
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Over 300 million cartridges and over 55 million cell phones are thrown away each year. |
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Each laser toner cartridge recycled saves 3 quarts of oil that is required to produce a new cartridge. |
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Over 400,000,000 printer cartridges are sold in the U.S. every year and less that 20% of these are recycled. |
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Every cartridge that is discarded in our landfills takes over 1,000 years to decompose. |
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Every year inkjet and laser cartridges account for over 200 million pounds of solid waste to our nation's landfills. |