| If you are looking for a good way to raise your | | | | you with promotional materials to promote your |
| school some extra money you should take a look | | | | recycling efforts. Promotional materials such as |
| at recycling programs. Schools use tons of | | | | flyers, posters, drop off signs, and more can be |
| materials that can be redeemed for cash through | | | | provided for your school to use in order to |
| recycling programs dedicated for schools and | | | | achieve fund raising goals. Placing the promotional |
| other non-profit organizations. So what can you | | | | materials around the school and making |
| recycle at your school? An average size school | | | | announcements about the program will help you |
| will generate thousands of aluminum cans each | | | | kick start your program and help you achieve |
| month that can be recycled. This is one item that | | | | success. |
| all schools should begin recycling if they are not | | | | Recycling fund raisers do not stop at aluminum |
| already. Another highly used product in schools is | | | | cans, paper, and ink cartridges. There are |
| simply all the paper that is used. Does your school | | | | numerous other programs related to recycling |
| already have separate containers to dispose of | | | | that your school could use to help earn more |
| paper in instead of using the trash can? If your | | | | money. Another popular recycling item is |
| school is not currently already recycling their | | | | electronics - more specifically used cell phones. |
| paper then this is yet another high volume | | | | What did you do with your old cell phone? I know |
| product that schools are using every day that | | | | numerous people who have simply tossed their |
| could be put to use in a recycling program for | | | | old cell phones to the garbage can. Instead of |
| your school. It is true that many schools are | | | | tossing your used cell phones to the trash why |
| already recycling their aluminum cans and paper | | | | not earn some money from them? When a |
| products, so what else can a school do in terms | | | | school runs a recycling program to collect old cell |
| of recycling as a fund raiser? | | | | phones it is surprising just how many are often |
| One common product that many schools do not | | | | times collected as many people have numerous |
| currently recycle that they should be recycling are | | | | old cell phones just laying around the house. Once |
| their ink cartridges - another item that is widely | | | | you have collected a good amount of phones |
| used in all schools. There are a few recycling | | | | your school can then redeem them for cash! This |
| programs that are specifically dedicated to | | | | is yet another great fund raising activity that a |
| recycling ink cartridges for schools and other | | | | school can take advantage of. |
| non-profit companies to make sure that you get | | | | So - if your school is looking for a good fund |
| a fair rate for all the ink cartridges you collect in | | | | raiser then you should mention a recycling drive |
| your fund raiser. When researching what program | | | | to them. One fund raising recycling drive could |
| would be best for your school to use, it is | | | | involve all of the items I mentioned above and |
| important to research what ink cartridges are | | | | can honestly raise large sums of cash. Many |
| accepted by the company you are researching. | | | | schools now run ink cartridge and cell phone |
| Some programs have a very limited list of | | | | recycling programs all year and simply redeem the |
| cartridges that they will pay you for, while others | | | | collections for cash once they have collected |
| may accept almost any type of ink cartridge that | | | | enough worthy of redeeming. Just think how |
| your school is using. So if you are looking for a | | | | many ink cartridge and even cell phones people |
| great recycling fund raiser for your school an ink | | | | go through on a year to year basis! Your school |
| cartridge recycling program is a great solution. The | | | | or non profit organization could be cashing in on |
| fund raiser would not only be limited to the ink | | | | these items instead of them being tossed in the |
| cartridges that the school uses, but also those | | | | trash or put on a shelf to not ever be used again. |
| that students collect at home and bring in to | | | | So the bottom line is that you need to find a |
| school. Believe it or not, an ink cartridge recycling | | | | good recycling program for your school to join. |
| program can generate a large sum of money for | | | | Once you have found a reputable program to join |
| a school if executed correctly. | | | | you can begin promoting the fund raiser |
| You may be asking how to properly execute a | | | | throughout the school and begin collecting the |
| program such as an ink cartridge recycling fund | | | | items you will be recycling. This type of fund |
| raiser. The answer to your question will actually | | | | raiser is very effective at schools because most |
| come from the company you decide to do your | | | | people are more than willing to donate old ink |
| fund raiser through. Many of these programs | | | | cartridge and cell phones simply because they |
| want to help you meet your goals and will provide | | | | have no other use for them. |