What is
Lousy Ink?
Have you ever wondered what happens
to your empty printer cartridges after
you’ve recycled them?
The result is our 100% recycled ink.
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THE COLLECTION PROCESS
1. Recycle and reuse
Cartridges 4 Planet Ark have set up collection boxes all over Australia in order to recycle inkjet printer cartridges.
2. Rescue and deliver
A quick and good-looking driver then collects your cartridges, transporting them to Close The Loop for processing.
3. Filtering the ink
The cartridges are then crushed down and filtered in order to recycle the plastics and all the remaining ink.
More than
85,000L of
waste ink.
Over the years our partners at Close The Loop
have rescued more than five school buses worth
of ink at their factory.
In line with their strict zero-waste policy, we
helped give their ’waste ink’ a second chance,
reimagining it’s potential as artist ink and saving
it from going to landfill.
By artists.
For artists.
In 2017 founders and artists, Mike Eleven
and Oli Ruskidd, decided to combine their
love of art and community to draw attention
to the tonnes of ‘waste ink’ in the world and
lack of a sustainable solution.
Staying true to their roots, the two
continue to support the art community.
“It’s a fantastic way to reuse something that would otherwise end up in landfill.”
— CLAIRE BELL
CARTRIDGES 4 PLANET ARK
