Hazardous Waste Warning
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Printer Cartridges
Don't you just love changing the cartridge in your printer and/or fax machine? Ink all over the place, hands stained for the rest of the day? Yeah, neither do we.
Good news: Empty ink and toner cartridges are highly recyclable. Some are refilled and used again for their original purpose while others are recycled for their plastic content.
More good news: Recycling the cartridges is super easy! Some companies let you mail back empty cartridges in the same box that you receive your new cartridge (a great example of product stewardship). If this isn't an option, set your cartridge aside and bring it to one of the free collection sites below.
Where to go
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All of Santa Barbara County (1)
- Best Buy —
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Santa Barbara Area (2)
- *Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center — University of California, Environmental Health and Safety Building, Building 565, Mesa Road
- Office Max — 219 East Gutierrez Street
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Goleta & UCSB Area (5)
- *Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center — University of California, Environmental Health and Safety Building, Building 565, Mesa Road
- Best Buy — 7090 Marketplace Drive
- Copyright Printing — 5710 Hollister Avenue
- Staples — 7015 Marketplace Drive
- Walgreens — 5900 Calle Real
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Lompoc Valley & VAFB (5)
- AL&S, Incorporated — 101 South H Street
- City of Lompoc Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility — 1585 N. "V" St
- Vandenberg Air Force Base Materials Diversion Center — Building 11510, 1205 Utah Avenue
- Walgreens — 937 North "H" Street
- Walmart — 701 West Central Avenue
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Santa Maria Valley (8)
- Best Buy — 2326 South Bradley Rd
- City of Santa Maria Household Hazardous Waste Facility — 2065 East Main Street
- Extra Space Storage — 401 Farnel Road
- Office Depot — 1427 South Bradley Road
- United Parcel Service (UPS) Store — 1130 East Clark Avenue
- Walgreens — 707 North Broadway
- Walgreens — 2399 South Broadway
- Walmart — 2220 South Bradley Road
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Outside Santa Barbara County (13)
- Best Buy —
- C.J. Seto Support Services, LLC — 2300 Knoll Dr, Unit G
- Cash4Cartridges —
- Earth911.com – Information Only — 3481 Plano Parkway
- EnviroSmart — 600 Montour Drive
- Epson —
- Greendisk — 1988 18th Avenue, Suite B
- Hewlett Packard —
- Quill.com — P.O. Box 94080
- TerraCycle — 121 New York Avenue
- The Cartridge Recycling Center — 3981 McLaughlin Road
- The Compact Disc Recycling Center of America — 68E Stiles Road
- United States Postal Service —
Related Materials
- Product Stewardship
- Santa Ynez Valley Collection Event
- Recycling Resource Guide
- Printer Cartridges
- Office Equipment Recycling
- Reduce Electronic Waste
- Computer Repair
- Computers & Peripherals Recycling
- Business Electronics Recycling
- Electronics Reuse
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