There is no more excuse not to recycle.  Thirteen libraries all over Singapore are participating in “Project Homecoming,” a joint recycling initiative between Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, and Lexmark, with the support of the National Environment Agency (NEA), and the National Library Board (NLB).

This project is a spinoff of an earlier recycling program started in Japan three years ago called “Ink Cartridge Satogaeri.”  Like its predecessor, the aim is to encourage community awareness and environmental responsibility.  Project Homecoming will make recycling accessible to Singaporeans by installing recycling bins at 13 NLB libraries, where any brand of toner or ink cartridges are welcome.  The cartridges are then regularly collected for recycling of its parts including plastics and metals, which in turn help mitigate pollution, landfill waste, at the same time maximize recovery of reusable  resources.

Elaine Ng, Chief Executive Officer of NLB said, “This partnership allows NLB to contribute and reinforce our commitment to environment sustainability for the greater good of future generations.  Through our network of public libraries, we hope to bring the message of the importance of recycling closer to the community and foster a green mindset.  We also encourage our library users to play their part in protecting the environment.”

The following are the libraries participating in this program:

1. Ang Mo Kio Public Library 
2. Bedok Public Library 
3. Bishan Public Library 
4. Bukit Merah PublicLibrary 
5. Geylang East Public Library 
6. Jurong Regional Library 
7. Jurong West Public Library 
8. Marine Parade Public Library 
9. National Library Building 
10. Queenstown Public Library 
11. Tampines Regional Library 
12. Toa Payoh Public Library 
13. Woodlands Regional Library