HP Expands Recycling Program

HP announced the expansion of its successful Planet Partners program inkjet print cartridge return and recycling service in the United States.

Beginning in June, customers can recycle their empty HP 58 and HP 59 inkjet print cartridges by placing them in an included postage-paid return envelope and dropping it in the mail.

The new HP 58 and HP 59 inkjet print cartridge recycling service expands on existing return options, including in-box postage-paid return labels for most HP LaserJet cartridges as well as HP 56 and HP 57 inkjet print cartridges.

Last year more than 10 million HP LaserJet print cartridges and 1.8 million HP inkjet print cartridges were returned and recycled worldwide through the Planet Partners program, currently available in more than 30 countries in Asia, Europe, South America and North America.

All HP print cartridges returned to HP go through the Planet Partners recycling process. In 2003, no material from HP LaserJet print cartridges returned and recycled through Planet Partners was sent to landfill. HP recycled and recovered for energy 100 percent of materials in returned HP LaserJet print cartridges and up to 90 percent of the materials from inkjet print cartridges worldwide.

As an added incentive for customers, HP recently doubled the value of its current hardware recycling e-coupon during April to encourage responsible recycling of unwanted computer hardware. The program rewards consumers in the United States with a coupon worth up to $100 toward the purchase of a new PC, printer or other peripheral on hpshopping.com when they purchase HP's hardware recycling service online.