UAE | Education
25 schools to recycle print cartridges
Education ministry initiative with HP in Dubai to be expanded to include other emirates
- By Rayeesa Absal, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:00 October 12, 2011
Dubai: Twenty-five schools in Dubai will initiate recycling of print cartridges from the beginning of next year, thanks to collaboration between the Ministry of Education and HP Middle East.
"Recycling of print cartridges will begin in 25 Dubai schools — both public and private — from January 2012. Further, our plan is to roll out this initiative out to schools in other emirates as well," Noura Al Mutawa, director of activities and special needs department at the ministry of education, said.
The initiative is part of HP's Planet Partners programme run worldwide, and was announced in presence of a number of senior HP officials.
The HP Planet Partners programme has seen more than 389 million HP print cartridges recycled worldwide since its inception in 1991. It offers free and convenient return and recycling services for original HP printing supplies. The programme, introduced in the UAE in 2009, ensures that no print cartridges returned through HP Planet Partners ends up in landfills.
Awareness
"The initiative will not only make a difference by recycling of print cartridges, but also by increasing the awareness among children, which we hope they will carry home to their families," Noura said.
For the duration of the school campaign, families will be able to return used original HP toner cartridges to their child's institute and deposit them in the designated HP Planet Partners recycling containers. Parents will also be encouraged to sign their workplace up to the HP Planet Partners programme, to which participation is free of charge.
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