Ink Ventures, LLC was founded because of the growing ecological and economic concerns facing our country today. We believe our program can provide much needed funds to budget-conscious organizations. A very real result of this is limiting the amount of environmental impact made by the raw materials used and then wasted by the destruction of used ink cartridges.
It's easy to recycle an aluminum can or a glass bottle, but what about an ink cartridge from your home or business printer? If you're concerned about the environment you know the importance of recycling.

Every year, millions of pounds of plastics are dumped into landfills. Together we can keep millions of printer cartridges out of these dumps.  Ink Ventures, LLC saves these recyclables to be remanufactured into replacement products. We work with all types of organizations to establish collection programs by providing free materials, shipping, handling, and reporting for this important cause.
The economics of ink recycling make sense. Producing a remanufactured ink cartridge uses less than half the oil used to manufacture a new cartridge as well as reduce overall solid waste. Worldwide over 1.2 Billion new ink cartridges will be produced and sold, while only 100 Million of these will come from recycled materials. That is less than a 10% recycling effort. This will produce millions of pounds of non-biodegradable waste as well as waste millions of gallons of crude oil to produce.

At Ink Ventures, LLC it's our mission to make recycling rewarding for everyone and to help save the environment in the process.

Management Profile

Matthew R. Ulm - President, Chief Financial Officer

Matthew Ulm was born and raised in Terre Haute, Indiana and graduated from Terre Haute North Vigo High School in May 1995. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with degrees in Business – Management and Communications – Radio/TV/Film from Indiana State University in May 2000. Since graduation he has worked as a Video Editor, then Producer, at Stage 1 Productions, Inc. in Evansville, Indiana before starting Ink Ventures, LLC with long-time friend and business partner Beau Zigler. With a focus on customer service and a fervent belief in our mission of ecological responsibility he has worked diligently to improve our services and business practices. His past retail sales, management and information technology experience make him an invaluable asset to our clients and the overall success of Ink Ventures, LLC.