Ink Cartridges Turned into Bike Path
August 2, 2010
Recycling means the unlikeliest of objects can be re-used for the most unlikely of things. Glass bottles can be turned into canvas bags, and even ink cartridges can be remodelled – as one story revealed – into a bike pathway .
Recycling ink cartridges is increasingly common and yet recycling is still something many big businesses are not keeping up with. Big ink companies like Epson have launched partnerships with other leading ink brands to try to encourage recycling around the world. And highlighting many of the benefits of recycling schemes is a great way to promote .
In an Australian national park, a new bike pathway was built with recycled printer cartridges. The new ‘green’ bike bath is called The Simpsons Gap Bicycle Path and travels 10.5 miles inside the West MacDonnell National Park. The bike path was made up of the recycled ink cartridges mixed up with other recycled plastics and is part of a go green initiative to help boost tourist trade in the area. The cycle path is said to offer a safe route for cyclists as well as fitting pleasingly into the park. Increasingly over the world , world leaders have targets to meet on delivering more sustainable and environmentally friendly approaches to everything from street lighting to cycle paths. Recycling ink cartridges saves on landfill space – what’s more, the recycled material is said to be more durable needing less maintenance over its lifetime.
In Australia, the environment is a crucial part to their tourist trade. However recycling is still an issue; over 80% of used toner cartridges are thrown into landfills in the country. An estimated 18 million ink cartridges are thrown away each year by Australians. Although the country is on top for every day household recycling with over 90% of Australians recycling home goods – e-waste is still being thrown away.
