Used ink cartridges should be placed in the designated collection box

In response to the spread of home printers, it is said that approximately 200 million "used ink cartridges" are disposed of each year. To recycle these, four printer manufacturers are conducting the "Ink Cartridge Return Project".
The city supports this project and has installed dedicated collection boxes for ink cartridges at 10 public facilities within the city.
To effectively utilize limited resources, please place your used ink cartridges in the collection boxes.

• "Ink Cartridge Return Project"(External Link)

You can bring items directly to the opening hours of the facilities listed below (including holidays).
Please take the ink cartridges out of the box or bag and place them in the collection box.

• Holiday Service Counter at City Hall

• Note: Genuine products from 4 companies (Brother, Canon, Epson, and HP Japan) are subject to collection.
  Products from Lexmark have been excluded since April 2016, and products from Dell have been excluded since April 2019, so please be aware.
• Please do not put anything other than ink cartridges. Toner cartridges are not included.
• Please take home the boxes or bags that contained the ink cartridges.
• Items emitted from businesses are not subject to collection.

Facilities for Used Ink Cartridge Collection Boxes

Note: The location is in parentheses

1. City Hall (Next to the General Information)
2. Central Cultural Center (Main Entrance)
3. Second Cultural Center (Main Entrance)
4. Third Cultural Center (Main Entrance)
5. Fourth Cultural Center (Main Entrance)
6. Shiroyama Cultural Center (Main Entrance)
7. Hirao Branch Office (next to the counter)
8. Wakabadai Branch Office (i Plaza Branch Office Side Entrance)
9. City Central Library (in front of the counter)
10. Comprehensive Gymnasium (in front of the counter)

From collection to recycling

The collection boxes filled with cartridges are sent to the sorting center through the post office. After being sorted one by one by manufacturer at the sorting center, they are reused (reused) and recycled into regenerated cartridges, cartridge parts, and other plastic products by each manufacturer.
In addition, donations are also made to organizations engaged in environmental conservation activities.

Collection Results So Far

Collection Year	Collection Weight
Fiscal Year 2023	244 kilograms
Fiscal Year 2022	204 kilograms
Fiscal Year 2021	228 kilograms
Fiscal Year 2020	254 kilograms
Fiscal Year 2019	267 kilograms
Fiscal Year 2018	258 kilograms
Fiscal Year 2017	215 kilograms
Fiscal Year 2016	217 kilograms
Fiscal Year 2015	242 kilograms
Fiscal Year 2014	181 kilograms
Fiscal Year 2013	162 kilograms
Fiscal Year 2012	103 kilograms