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PUBLIC URGED TO DONATE USED PRINTER CARTRIDGES TO CHARITY
Taipei, June 06 A local charity urged the public Monday to donate used laser printing cartridges to support a fundraising campaign promoting the welfare of the mentally challenged,The drive was launched by the Syin-Lu Foundation in cooperation with CyberTek Corp., a company specializing in recycling printer cartridges.Under the program, the foundation will receive a recycling incentive of up to NT$400 from the company for each cartridge collected, with the award varying according to the brand and model of the products.
According to officials at the Environmental Protection Administration, a total of 1.36 million printer cartridges were consumed in Taiwan in 2003, but only 210,000, or 15 percent, were recycled.The ratio was much lower than the 29 percent of cartridges recycled in the United States, 30 percent in Europe and 21 percent in Asia or Australia, they said.the Syin-Lu Foundation said companies and individuals intending to donate used cartridges can call the foundation ,Information related to the campaign is available on CyberTek Corp.’s Website at http://www.cybertek.com.tw.
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