Every cartridge that we remanufacture is one fewer going directly to the landfill. For every remanufactured cartridge purchased, it’s one less new cartridge that needs to be produced, saving it from entering the waste stream and from draining the planet’s natural resources. In fact, many printer cartridges end up dumped in places you’d never expect — in rural areas of Asia, according to a report by environmental groups.

 According to Lyra Research, in 2002 almost one billion toner and inkjet cartridges was shipped worldwide, and only 13 percent of those were third-party cartridges, many of which were remanufactured. Every year, more than 300 million plastic printer cartridges end up dumped in landfills in the United States and around the world — almost eight cartridges are thrown away in the United States every second, industry sources say. While we can never completely stop the cycle of cartridges entering the waste stream, we can at least stem the flow.

 Think About Environmental Impacts

The Sierra Club, a well-known environmental group, advocates “Sustainable Consumption,” maintaining a level of natural resource use and consumerism that can be maintained by the resources available. In an October 2000 report, the Sierra Club’s Consumption task force encourages people to “think about the environmental impacts of their consumption choices” and to “make thoughtful choices as consumers.”
Choosing remanufactured products is one way to reduce the environmental impact of printer cartridges, while getting a highquality product and saving you and your business money.