The 14th Canon x McDull Inter-school Ink Cartridge Recycling Award Presentation Ceremony - Canon Hong Kong

05 Jul 2025

    The 14th Canon x McDull Inter-school Ink Cartridge Recycling Award Presentation Ceremony

    Honoring Environmental Education and Green Living

    Canon Hongkong Company Limited (Canon Hong Kong) successfully held the “14th Canon x McDull Inter-school Ink Cartridge Recycling Award Presentation Ceremony” at the Canon Image Square on 5 July 2025. Aiming at commending the winning schools for their outstanding performance in ink cartridge recycling, “Imaging for Fun” workshop was conducted in addition to awards presentation, providing an interesting and tailor-made educational and creative workshop for students to experience the joy of imaging and photography.

    Adhering to Canon’s corporate philosophy "Kyosei", Canon Hong Kong has spared no effort to promote environmental conservation and injected green elements into different kinds of corporate activities. Since the launch of “Ink Cartridge Recycling Program” in 2009, Canon Hong Kong has invited the beloved local cartoon character, McDull, to serve as the program ambassador. With the ambition of cultivating the environmental awareness of the next generation, the program was extended to the education sector in 2011, calling on support from primary and secondary schools in the annual competition. Now in its 14th year, the program has received overwhelming responses from more than 300 organizations, housing estates, shopping malls, supermarkets and schools, all helping to set up recycling boxes to encourage the public to recycle used inkjet printer cartridges (Collect all brands cartridges). To deepen students’ understanding and engagement with environmental issues, Canon Hong Kong has organized over 200 environmental seminars for participating schools, reaching over 70,000 students with messages about recycling and sustainable development. As of June 2025, over 285,000 ink cartridges were collected. Recycled ink cartridges were dismantled, while the metals and plastics were being recycled into raw materials for other products.

    In the welcome speech at the ceremony, Mr. Gary Lee, President and CEO of Canon Hong Kong, affirmed the winning schools for their exemplar dedication in promoting recycling. A total of 10 schools were recognized in the aspect of "Highest No. of Recycled Ink Cartridges" and "Highest No. of Recycled Ink Cartridges Per Head" respectively. Mr. Gary Lee expressed gratitude for the enthusiasm and active support from the academic sector. He emphasized the importance of promoting environmental protection to the young generation from an early age and urged schools to build a better and sustainable society together by continuously responding to green initiatives.

    After the ceremony, Canon Hong Kong arranged a “Imaging for Fun” workshop for the students. The interactive experience combining photography and printing allowed the students to learn the basic photography skills, capture creative images and print their work on-site. This helped them to discover the joy of visual storytelling while extending environmental education to creative learning. Canon Image Square Guided Tour was also prepared for teachers and parents, where they explored Canon’s latest imaging technologies and creative applications. These two activities added a joyful and lively atmosphere, bringing the award ceremony to a successful and memorable close.

    Mr. Gary Lee, President and CEO of Canon Hong Kong, affirmed the winning schools for their exemplar dedication in promoting recycling.

    Mr. Gary Lee, President and CEO of Canon Hong Kong, affirmed the winning schools for their exemplar dedication in promoting recycling.

    “Instant Photo Shoot and Print with McDull” captured happy moments and created lasting memories for the awardees.

    “Instant Photo Shoot and Print with McDull” Activity

    “Imaging for Fun” workshop equipped students with basic photography skills while allowing them to express their creativity through shooting and printing activities.

    “Imaging for Fun” workshop

    Canon x McDull Inter-school Ink Cartridge Recycling Competition 2024 / 2025 ─ Award List

    The Highest No. of Recycled Ink Cartridges

    Champion

    Jordan Valley St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School 

    1st Runner Up

    C.C.C. Kei Wai Primary School (Ma Wan)   

    2nd Runner Up

    PLK Riverain Primary School 

    The 4th Prize

    CCC Kei Wa Primary School Kowloon Tong

    The 5th Prize

    Yaumati Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang Road)(School representatives were not able to attend that day)

    The Highest No. of Recycled Ink Cartridges Per Head

    Champion

    Sacred Heart Canossian School Private Section

    1st Runner Up

    Cognitio College (Kowloon)

    2nd Runner Up

    Hong Chi Morninghill School, Tsui Lam (School representatives were not able to attend that day)

    The 4th Prize

    St. Mary's Canossian School

    The 5th Prize

    C.C.C. Kei Wan Primary School (Aldrich Bay)

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