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Environmental
Benefits |
Over
700 million cartridges were thrown away world-wide in 2003 - and since more
and more people use inkjet cartridges this amount will continue to grow year
after year. Empty
cartridges contain residual toner powder, ink, a plastic casing, aluminum and
other parts. These parts are all non-biodegradable and they will take more
than 1000 years to decompose in landfill sites. The
remanufacturing of cartridges as an alternative to producing new ones
currently reduces world demand of oil by 300,000 barrels and saves 17,000
tons of aluminum as well as 10,000,000 tons of timber. Besides helping to
reduce carbon emissions, a major cause of global warming, it conserves
resources and reduces waste. 1.5
pints of crude oil are needed to produce one cartridge. In the last 6 months
alone inkjet cartridge recycling has saved more than 50 million liters of
oil, more than the Exxon Valdez oil spill in |
