What do I do with my used water filter cartridge?

Question

Okay, so I bought a Pur water filter pitcher so that I would stop buying so much bottled water, with the intention to be more environmentally friendly.

The time just came to replace the cartridge for the first time. What do I with the old cartridge? Can it be recycled at all? I don't like thorwing things in the trash if I don't have to.

Answer 1

Composites like this are very difficult to recycle, so if the manufacturer can't suggest a recycler, you are probably out of luck.

Do you know the quality of your tap water?   Perhaps all of that filtration is not needed and you can avoid generating that waste in the first place.   If you are concerned only with chlorine, other simpler carbon filters may do the trick.

Answer 2

I would dismantle it and recycle the individual pieces.