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Recycling
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You can help Memphis Sound through the collection of
used/empty ink or laser cartridges and used cell phones.
As a corps member, you can earn anywhere from 40 cents
to $20 for individual ink cartridges and as much as $70
for cell phones toward your membership fees. If you are
a friend of the corps, the money you help us raise will
go toward the corps’ operating budget.
How does it work?
Collect used/empty ink cartridges and used cell phones
from any source, bring them to camp with you or send
them to the corps, and we’ll apply the entire credit for
what you send to your membership dues. If you’re a
non-member and are doing this simply to help the corps,
we’ll deposit the funds in the corps’ general operating
account (contact the corps if you have a large quantity
of cartridges). It is that simple.
What’s the catch?
There is none. The only limitation is that the
cartridges and phones must be on the approved recycling
list, which includes over 400 different cartridges and
almost 700 different cell phone models. The list is
provided below.
How do I do this?
Simply collect the cartridges/phones and get them to us.
You can collect them from any source; friends, work,
your parents’ work, school, businesses in your area,
etc.
Star by downloading the flyers and letters to help with
your collection efforts (links below). Distribute these
to businesses and friends, have your parents distribute
them at work, put flyers up at your church, other places
your frequent, etc. (Be sure and get permission to put
these up or distribute them if required). If your
parents work in an office environment, this would be a
good source for these kinds of items if the company is
willing to help out. Some businesses and schools have
contracts or arrangements in place to recycle cartridges
already, but you might ask if they will agree to allow
some of the items to go to you to help you out. All they
can say is, “no,” right?
Next, use the chart
HERE to see which part
numbers/models are acceptable. This is an Excel
spreadsheet, and will allow you to keep track of how
many of each that you have. The spreadsheet will
automatically calculate how much credit you will get
(upon verification by corps staff).
Finally, collect the items, box them up and bring them
to camp with you at registration, or ship them to the
corps at the address below.
- Place the ink cartridges in baggies to prevent them
from leaking and getting ink on your stuff or from
leaking out of the boxes during shipment.
- Be sure and include a printed out copy of the
spreadsheet to help us cut down on the amount of time it
takes to process this.
- Do not send us cartridges or phones that are not on
the spreadsheet as they cannot be used and we’ll just
toss them without awarding you any credit for them.
- There is no limit as to how many you can bring/ship to
us.
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Corps staff will verify your spreadsheet, and will take
care of getting the material shipped to the recycling
company. Once your items are verified, you’ll be
credited with the appropriate amount toward your
membership dues. There is no limit on how much credit
you can accumulate. Anything over your membership
dues will automatically be credited toward the $250 ad
sales requirement, and anything over that will go to the
corps' operating budget.
Questions? If you have any questions about this,
contact us.
Resources
List of Acceptable Cartridges & Phones
(Excel Spreadsheet. If you don't have Excel or
something that reads Excel spreadsheets, download
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Reader
HERE)
Introductory Letter
(Microsoft
Word format.
PDF Format Distribute this letter to
your neighbors, friends, etc.)
Posters
Fill in your name and post these at work, school, etc.
(Get permission first). If you have Adobe Acrobat,
you can customize the verbiage on the poster itself.
Color Flyer 1 for Posting (PDF)
B & W Flyer 1 for Posting (PDF)
Color Flyer 2 for Posting (PDF)
B & W Flyer 2 for Posting (PDF)
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