We sell thousands of inkjet printer cartridges and toners for every printer brand. That includes originals (OEMs) as well as compatible and remanufactured products. We’re now offer a recycling service for every ink cartridge and toner we sell.
Why recycle with Stinkyink?
Printer ink cartridges and toners are classed as WEEE waste (Wasted electrical and electronic equipment). This means they cannot be recycled as part of your household waste so, please do not put used products in your home recycling bin. Depending on the condition of your cartridge or toner they will either be reused or broken down into raw materials and recycled.
Here are the two methods of recycling, depending on the product you bought from us:
Original HP & Canon inkjet cartridges
If you order an HP or Canon original cartridge (including refills) from us, you’ll receive a Freepost envelope with your order.
Simply pop your empty cartridge in that envelope, with no other packaging and post it to our recycling partners Cartridge Recycling UK.
In some cases, your local authority or recycling centre may be able to handle ink cartridge recycling, but if not don't hesitate to return your empty cartridge(s) to Stinkyink and we'll take care of the rest.
Toners & all other cartridges
If you're recycling up to 4 items, simply put the cartridges in an appropriate sized box or envelope, without any other packaging, affix your own stamp(s) and post it to us at:
Stinkyink Recycling
Building 6, Unit 3
Stanmore Business Park
Bridgnorth, Shropshire
WV15 5HR
Recycling more than 4 items? Please email us at sales@stinkyink.com or call 01746 781 020.
Startling facts about plastic waste:
- 10 million tons of plastic escapes into our oceans annually (equal to a bin lorry full per minute).
- 90% of rubbish in our oceans is made of plastic – around 46,000 pieces per square mile.
- Half of all plastics ever made have been produced in the last 15 years.
- The great pacific rubbish patch is now the size of India, Europe and Mexico combined.
Recycle With Manufacturers
If you'd rather use your Manufacturer recycling scheme we've listed all of the available ones below. We aim to add and update them as details change.
Please note that you can only recycle original cartridges through these schemes, and they need to be the same manufacturer of the scheme you are using. So only send HP cartridges through HP's scheme for example.
Brother Printer Cartridge Recycling
Accepts: Ink cartridges, toner cartridges, printers
Brother have one of the simplest recycling schemes available. Visit the link below, fill in the relevant recycling form and they'll send you a pre-labeled envelope to post your item back in. The scheme supports both Inkjet and Toner recycling, as well as Brother printers, so there's no reason not to use it.
Canon Printer Cartridge Recycling
Accepts: Ink cartridges, toner cartridges
Canon's cartridge recycling scheme has been around since 1990 and accepts a limited selection of Toners and Inks. Visit the link below, select your type of cartridge and check the cartridges you want to use are accepted in the scheme. You'll need at least 5 cartridges to use the scheme, otherwise it's easy peasy.
Dell Printer Cartridge Recycling
Accepts: Ink cartridges, toner cartridges
Dell recycling has always been simple, and most of the genuine Dell cartridges you purchase will already include pre-paid recycling bags. If you've misplaced yours though just head to the link below and follow the easy instructions to get your cartridges recycled for free.
Epson Printer Cartridge Recycling
Accepts: Ink cartridges, toner cartridges
Epson have a scheme designed around how many printers you own. Supporting both single-printer owners and those with over 10 Epson machines, you can even recycle from the large format Epson printers. Have your Epson printer model to hand and you're good to go.
HP Printer Cartridge Recycling
Accepts: Ink cartridges, toner cartridges
HP's scheme requires you to register before recycling anything, giving you the ability to then request postage-paid labels for both toner and ink cartridges. This scheme has the added advantage you can recycle just one cartridge at a time instead of having to stockpile them if you're a home user, or arrange bulk returns for bigger businesses.
Konica Minolta Printer Cartridge Recycling
Accepts: Toner cartridges
Konica Minolta provide a free recycling service for their toner cartridges, but not for any other consumables at the moment such as drums.
Kyocera Mita Printer Cartridge Recycling
Accepts: Toner cartridges, Waste Toner Bottles
Kyocera Mita provide freepost details in the packaging of any genuine toner/waste bottle you purchase, so you should already have the details you need. All that's left to do is filling in a form at the below page to request an RMA code.
Lexmark Printer Cartridge Recycling
Accepts: Ink cartridges, Toner cartridges, Printers
Lexmark have a cartridge collection program found at the below link for different sized businesses. It boils down to different sized boxes you store your empty cartridges in before arranging a collection. If you're looking to recycle ink cartridges, each time you purchase a Lexmark original you will find freepost details included in the box!
Oki Printer Cartridge Recycling
Accepts: Toner cartridges, Imaging drums, Fuser Units, Transfer Belts, Waste Bottles, Ribbons
Oki enable you to recycle pretty much anything and everything that goes into your printer. You can select either a freepost service for returns up to 5kg or weight, or heavier users can opt for an equally-free recycling bin programme.
Panasonic Printer Cartridge Recycling
Accepts: Toner cartridges
Panasonic provide freepost recycling details in all of their genuine toner packaging so you should already have the details you need. If you misplace them you can request more freepost details at their link below.
Ricoh Printer Cartridge Recycling
Accepts: Toner cartridges
Recycling cartridges in the UK through Ricoh is a lot easier than it used to be. Previously it cost you upwards of £30 per box of cartridges! Now you can just register at the below link to get access to freepost details, far more environmentally (and financially) friendly.
Samsung Printer Cartridge Recycling
Accepts: Toner cartridges
Samsung used to have the snappiest recycling program name, S.T.A.R., standing for Samsung Takeback And Recycling Program. So S.T.A.R.P., but that's not as catchy. HP purchased their printing division though, so now the Samsung cartridge recycling scheme goes through HP's with a far less exciting name.
Samsung Cartridge Recycling (provided by HP)
Xerox Printer Cartridge Recycling
Accepts: Toner cartridges
Xerox's "Green World Alliance" gives you free recycling for your toner cartridges. Simply visit the link, select your relevant printer and consumables and you'll get easy and clear instructions to start recycling.