Sustainable Southbury Now Recycles Used Printer Cartridges

**News Release Submitted by Sustainable Southbury**

Dec. 20, 2023

Beginning Jan. 1, Connecticut's 5-cent redemption on eligible bottles and cans will increase to 10 cents! EyeRecycle pays the full 10 cents per item starting January 1, 2024, even if the bottle/can is marked “CT 5 Cent REFUND”.

Sustainable Southbury will begin collecting used inkjet printer cartridges for recycling at our bottle and can redemption events. Bring your used cartridges to the event and drop them off in our collection box. Sustainable Southbury will ship them to a cartridge recycling center and may receive a small donation from the recycler, which will help Sustainable Southbury continue its community work.

You can also purchase our popular food scrap recycling kit at these events while supplies last.

The next monthly EyeRecycle collection event is on January 7, from 12 pm to 3 pm at 800 Main Street South, Southbury, CT. Events are held on the first Sunday of the month. Anyone can bring cans and bottles, including those living outside of Southbury. Over 112,000 bottles and cans have been collected so far over 8 events!

EyeRecycle is a redemption center. They take anything with a 10-cent refund label, not just what the store sells. Plus, they make sure the redeemable items are recycled correctly.

A full EyeRecycle bag of 750ml bottles earns $20 cash back, and there’s no waiting in line to put the containers through a machine. Not sure if it is redeemable? Look near the barcode or recycle symbol to find the label that says “CT 5 Cent REFUND” (or for 2024 10 cent).

We have an express lane for people who have already bagged their redeemable bottles and cans in an EyeRecycle bag. You simply drop off your bag and get paid. EyeRecycle bags can be purchased at the event for .50 cents/bag, at the EyeRecycle website, or at events Sustainable Southbury participates in.

If you don’t have an EyeRecycle bag, our volunteers will transfer your bottles into an EyeRecycle bag with a fill line for counting. Please make separate bags for the 1-liter and 2-liter bottles to speed up the transfer and ensure you receive the correct amount for your bottles. Place redeemable glass bottles (no wine or liquor bottles) in a small cardboard box or a 6, 12, 18, or 24-pack cardboard carrier - we cannot accept loose glass bottles.

For further information, email info@sustainablesouthbury.org or visit our websites www.sustainablesouthbury.org/e... and www.eyerecycle.org.