Taken from Lithgow Mercury on Saturday 8th October 2011
DID you know, according to the trade magazine for the toner and inkjet remanufacturing industry
The Recycler, each empty laser cartridge contributes about 2.5 pounds
(0.48kg) in land till waste. Each inkjet cartridge contributes about 1
ounce (0.012kg) in land fill waste the Clover Technologies Group have
declared. And each discarded laser cartridge adds approximately 2.5
pounds (0.48kg) of metal and plastic waste to our land fills say the
International Imaging Technology Council. They also tell us each
cartridge can take up to 1000 years to decompose.
The plastic in each new laser toner cartridge takes three and a half
quarts (approx. 15.91 litres) of oil to produce while each new inkjet
cartridge requires two and a half ounces (70 ml) of oil according to
Recharger Magazine.
Whether you want to know all these facts or not, common sense should
prevail and we should be thinking about the foot print we leave on this
wonderful planet.
Why not start with ink cartridges? Head in to your local Cartridge World
for your environmentally friendlier recharge cartridges to lesson your
print not only on our world but on your wallet as well.
Saturday, October 08, 2011