Greensource Solutions welcomes new charity partners

It's always a treat to announce we have a new charity partner, so for two to come along so close together is double bubble!!!

I will pay each charity the respect of giving them their own post so details will follow...

The Greensource Totaliser

Greensource Solutions supports Children's Hospice South West in several ways - most recently creating a partnership where we give them £2 from the sale of our every one of our Printeco cartridges.

To celebrate this and to register the fact we are children of a certain era (see pic above) we've built the Greensource Totaliser which has its pride of place on the Greensource Solutions homepage.

The Totaliser speaks! it's already registering £1048 raised from Decembers sales.

We look forward to seeing the total grow...

Greensource Solutions now collect unwanted MP3 players, digital cameras, Sat Nav and other handheld digital equipment

We are happy to announce that we can now accept various unwanted handheld digital equipment.
This mainly consists of MP3 players (like Ipod, Zune, IRiver), Sat Nav units (TomTom, Garmin, Navigon etc) and Digital Cameras.
These can all fit snugly into our freepost bags which already whizz across the mighty Royal Mail system stuffed full of lovely empty ink jet printer cartridges and unwanted mobile phones and PDAs.

We are always open to queries about the more unusual digi items people may want to pass on - if we can find a home for it we will take it.

As always these donations will raise money for our charity partners (which we always like to tell people) and you can specify the charity partner you wish to support with a donation.

Greensource Solutions pledges £2 from the sale of every Printeco cartridge for Children’s Hospice South West

With a new decade we are proud as punch to announce a new dimension to one of our existing partnerships

Greensource Solutions will support Children’s Hospice South West by donating £2 from every Printeco cartridge sold to contribute to the charity’s work with life-limited children. This partnership began on December 1st 2009.

Greensource Solutions, the Bristol based printer cartridge and mobile phone recycler and office supplies company, already raises money for Children’s Hospice South West by collecting empty printer cartridges and mobile phones from its supporters.

The company is proud to support the charity and this latest arm of the partnership will greatly increase the money raised for the work Children’s Hospice South West is committed to. “We have a history of supporting charities through our work and it is a great honour to forge this new aspect of giving with Children’s Hospice South West” says Patrick Sheridan of Greensource Solutions. “We love the fact that every Printeco cartridge sold raises £2 for the charity, which is unique in the cartridge remanufacturing industry and is such a transparent method of support”.
Karen Willis, Head of Fundraising at Charlton Farm, said: “We are delighted that Greensource have decided to support us in this way. Not only can people raise money for Children's Hospice South West by recycling their cartridges but now they can raise money when they buy them too!”

Greensource Solutions has been remanufacturing its own Printeco brand of compatible cartridges since 2007. The process uses empty printer cartridges and so helps reduce the carbon footprint of businesses. They are quality guaranteed for two years and are significantly cheaper than their branded equivalent.

The company has seen sales of its Printeco range increase dramatically in 2009. This was triggered by many businesses looking to make savings in the economic downturn and their stationery bill is often one of the first areas to be scrutinised.

Children’s Hospice South West provides the only hospice care for life-limited children and their families in the South West of England. In the South West there are more than 1,000 children with life threatening illnesses. Caring for a life-limited child can be an exhausting and lonely experience and can put immeasurable strain on the family. Our two hospices, Little Bridge House in North Devon and Charlton Farm in North Somerset are places where families can stay for respite and relaxation, friendship, expert palliative and end of life care. This support for the families starts from their referral to our hospice and continues into bereavement.

To find out more about Greensource Solutions Printeco range contact the Greensource sales department:
T: 0117 304 2396
E: sales@greensource.co.uk
To find out more about Children’s Hospice South West please go to their website:
www.chsw.org.uk

Epson inkjet cartridges can now be recycled!

One of the main issues in the printer cartridge recycling industry is Epson inkjets and the fact that no one will accept them to be recycled.
As part of the industry I regularly try to explain to Epson users why this is, admittedly without knowing a precise answer except no one wants to buy the empties to refill them.

Epson have responded to customer pressure over the years by allowing them to return empty inkjet cartridges to Epson Express Centres and also providing a return address (though this was not a freepost address so eyebrows were raised).

Epson now have a freepost address to return empty inkjet cartridges to!
This isn't new news either - CNet reported this news back in October 2008

However, there is a caveat. After checking the site I noted that of approximately ten randomly selected inkjet models listed, only two were accepted for return.

Not the result Epson users had hoped for I guess, but certainly a step forward.

Here is the link to Epsons website again:
http://content.epson-europe.com/environment/collectandrecycle/en/

Greensource Solutions partners with New Futures Nepal

Greensource Solutions is pleased to announce that it has a new charity partner.

New Futures Nepal is a UK registered charitable trust. It was established in 2002 by a group of like-minded people who, having spent time trekking in Nepal, wanted to give something back to the people of that country. Disabled and orphaned children live a harsh life in this desperately poor country (one of the top 10 poorest countries in the world).

Without regular financial support and assistance they are often reduced to begging on the streets, living rough and are prey to unscrupulous traffickers and drug barons.

The charity obtained UK registered charity status in July 2003. We are a non-governmental, non-political and non-religious organisation.

The charity is engaged in raising funds to provide assistance and relief and to support cases of need, hardship and distress for Nepali children and adults. We are the main providers of financial support to two homes for disabled and orphaned children and adults; one in Kathmandu, Nepal and one in Kalimpong, Northern India. In these homes we care for 32 resident children, 2 disabled adults and we provide salaries for 7 carers. Our funding also helps to cover medical care and treatments required as well as education for all the children living in the homes. We also support one-off projects providing shelter for street children and aid for community projects throughout the Himalayan region.

The charity’s total administrative costs are under 1% and all the trustees work voluntarily for the charity A trustee visits Nepal at least once a year to oversee our projects and confirm that funds are spent as intended.

New Futures Nepal is a registered charity: 1098661

We at Greensource Solutions look forward to working with New Futures Nepal and raising money for them through collecting empty printer cartridges, mobile phones and PDAs.

If you wish to know more about New Futures Nepal and the charities work please visit our website www.newfuturesnepal.org or contact us at info@newfuturesnepal.org

Greensource mobile phone recycling scheme name checked in Grauniad

It's always nice to see us referenced in the media. the Guardians Ethical Living blog said we were a better option for recycling mobile phones, than the subject of their article - Air Miles.