Recycle For Education Program - Donate $3.00 to a local school!
HSPH has teamed up with Staples and their Recycling for Education program to recycle printer cartridges. 
The Recycle for Education (RFE) Program will accept and recycle ALL toner and ink printer cartridges (even those not sold by Staples). And, Staples will donate $3.00 to a local school for any cartrdiges that are on the ELIGIBLE LIST for remanufacturing.
How to get started:
1. Request the Pre-Paid Shipping Labels from the Harvard Green Campus Initiative.
Contact greenideas@hsph.harvard.edu
OR, call Dara Olmstead at 617.496.4678 or dara_olmstead@harvard.edu
2. Set up a collection box in your department.
Any box is fine, or you can ask for one of the official boxes for LASER and INK jet printer cartridges.
3. When ready to ship, visit the RFE Website: https://staplesrecyclefored.com/home.asp
a. Click on the "SUBMIT CARTRIDGES" section
b. Mission Hill School Account Number and Password
Acct Number: 1000010046
Password: Gavins
c. Type in the number of LASER and/or INKJET cartridges you are sending for recycling, the website will generate a TRACKING FORM for your order.
4. Print out two copies of the TRACKING FORM.
a. Save one copy for your own records
b. Send one copy in the box with your cartridges
5. Affix the Pre-Paid shipping label on the box and send via UPS
Make sure you include a copy of the TRACKING FORM in the box!!
You can download and print this information from the HSPH Printer Cartridge Information Sheet.
For questions about mailing and shipping:
- Mail Services at 617.432.2217 or http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/administrative-offices/operations/mail.html
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Visit the UPS website for a list of drop boxes, http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/locations/dropboxes/index.html?WT.svl=SubNav
Recycling ink cartridges is good for your school and the environment. Here's why: 
For every ink or laser toner cartridge that is recycled, two quarts of oil are kept out of landfills.
- The number of ink and laser toner cartridges thrown away in one year is enough to circle the earth.
- It takes 1,000 years for an ink or laser toner cartridge to decompose in a landfill.
- Recycling ink or laser toner cartridges helps to decrease the amount of waste that goes into landfills and helps reduce the amount of toxic chemicals absorbed into the Earth.