A Simple Church Fundraiser

October 05 2026, by Planet Green, 4 min reading time

Many churches and church groups benefit from fundraising for all kinds of important work.

Youth programs, mission projects, community outreach, food ministries, special events and other church programs often need financial support beyond the regular church budget.

But fundraising can also mean asking the same congregation to give again and again.

There is another way to help raise funds - by giving something people are already throwing away a new purpose.

With the Planet Green Recycle fundraising program, your church can raise money by encouraging members and supporters to recycle their used inkjet cartridges.

There is nothing to sell, no fee to participate and no need for your church to collect or store cartridges.

Your Church Gets a Recycling Program ID

When your church joins the Planet Green Recycle fundraising program, it receives its own Recycling Program ID.

You simply share that number with your congregation and supporters.

When someone has empty inkjet cartridges, they can request a free shipping label, enter your church's Recycling Program ID and simply drop the cartridges in the mail.

There is no shipping cost to the supporter.

The cartridges are credited to your church's fundraising program and converted into funds for your organization.

It really can be that simple.

You Don't Have to Collect the Cartridges

Traditional recycling drives often require a collection box at the church.

While you can do this, and sometimes this works best for churches and groups what have regular attendance in the place where the box is. However, Planet Green Recycle’s fundraising program eliminates that need.

Your supporters can ship their cartridges directly to us at no cost.

Your church shares its Program ID in your newsletter or social media posts. Even with an email. Your supporters put their empty inkjet cartridges in any box they have and request a free shipping label at the Planet Green Recycle website. They can drop them in the mail from home or the office - wherever they send their mail from.

That means a supporter doesn't even have to live near your church to participate.

Fundraising Without Asking Someone to Buy Something

Many fundraisers begin with a purchase.

Buy a product. Attend a dinner. Purchase a ticket. Make another donation.

Recycling offers your church a different conversation.

"If you already have empty inkjet cartridges, don't throw them away. Use them to support our church."

The supporter doesn't have to purchase anything to participate in the recycling program.

They're simply redirecting something they already have from the waste stream to a program that can generate funds for your church.

Make Your Recycling Program ID Part of Your Church Communications

The program works best when people remember it exists.

Your Program ID can be included in your weekly bulletin or newsletter. Add it to your church website. Mention it in an email to members. Share it periodically on your social media pages. Youth groups and other ministries can share it with their own supporters.

The message doesn't have to be complicated:

Have empty inkjet cartridges? Don't throw them away. Recycle them for free and help support our church. Use Program ID ______ when requesting your free shipping label.

A reminder today might reach someone with a cartridge sitting beside their printer.

Another reminder three months from now may reach that same person when they replace their next one.

A Fundraiser That Doesn't Have to End

One of the advantages of a recycling fundraiser is that it doesn't need a specific fundraising season.

People use printer cartridges throughout the year.

That means your church can establish the program once and continue sharing the same Program ID month after month.

Instead of organizing another fundraiser every time a ministry needs support, cartridge recycling can become one of the ongoing ways your congregation helps the church.

A youth ministry could promote it to help support its programs. A mission team could share it with friends and relatives. A church school or preschool could introduce it to parents. The entire congregation can participate.

And because supporters ship directly to Planet Green Recycle, participation isn't limited to people who attend services in person.

Turn Something Being Thrown Away Into Something Useful

Planet Green Recycle gives churches a free way to turn eligible empty inkjet cartridges into funds while making participation easy for the congregation.

Click Here To Visit Planet Green Recycle to get your Recycling Program ID.