Have you ever wondered what happens to the old ID card printer that you traded in for a shiny new one? Well, if you traded it to IRIS, you can be assured that it didn’t just go into a landfill. Every component that arrives at our location is checked for useful spare parts (for printers where parts are no longer available) and then stored for a semi annual trip to a professional recycling facility.
Twice a year, the local government (Berks County) runs an electronics recycling event. This is the perfect place to recycle old ID card printers, Polaroid
film based camera systems and non functional computers. At this year’s event, over 150 electronic items were spared from the IRIS trash pile.
The recycling efforts do not stop there. Since our opening in the early ‘80s, IRIS has strived to recycle or reuse the vast majority of resources that are used in daily operations.
- Aluminum & plastic food containers are 100% recycled
- Single side printed sheets of paper are reused for in-house document printing or scrap paper.
- Reuse shipping boxes
- Paperclips: yep…we recycle them too
Click here to ask for more information about our trade in recycling efforts.