The Best of Both Worlds: Quality Printing and the Environment

You use your printer every day and would feel helpless without it, but how much do you really know about it other than the fact that it drives you up the wall when something goes wrong?

Printers are incredible machines! All you need to do is press “print” and your document’s data is sent to the printer driver, the information is translated into a format that the printer can understand, the paper is fed through the rollers and positioned at the start of the page, and the letters are placed exactly where you want them to be (ink and toner are applied differently) so that you receive your printed document in a matter of seconds!

While the lightbulb and ballpoint pen are considered to be among the greatest inventions of all-time, the printer has definitely held it’s own in the way it has helped people and businesses communicate through mail, magazines, newspapers, books, and more.

However, the printing world has caused some problems too…

Printer cartridges are extremely costly not only to your wallet, but also to the environment.

Here are four surprising facts about your printer that will make you think twice about where you buy your next cartridge:

1. The average new printer cartridge uses 2.5 pounds of plastics to create. Beyond that, inkjet cartridges use 2.5 ounces of oil to make and toner cartridges require 3.5 quarts.
2. Every year in North America, 350 million printer cartridges are thrown away and end up in landfills - where they’ll take 1000 years to decompose. This toxic waste not only adds to our already overflowing landfills, but also eventually finds its way into our water sources.
3. Half a gallon of oil is saved for every recycled cartridge that is used. Oil, by the way, is a non-renewable fossil fuel - once it’s gone it’s gone.
4. New cartridges use much more energy to create than remanufactured ones. Remanufactured products (in all energies) help save enough energy each year to power five nuclear power plants!

You may have been scared off from reused printer cartridges because of the blotchy quality of refills, but remanufactured cartridges are much different. All the worn parts are replaced with new ones and the shell, which is most costly to produce, is reused.

Remanufactured printer cartridges do more than just save the environment, they provide an equal or better product for much less money!

In fact, each remanufactured cartridge…

• Saves half a gallon of oil
• Recycles high-quality materials that would otherwise be thrown away
• Saves you 30-60% on your printing costs

The remanufactured printing industry has grown into a thriving business because of it’s environmental stance and low-cost results.

Here are three things to look for before buying a remanufactured printer cartridge:

• ISO 9001:2000 Certified - Ensures the highest quality remanufacturing environment.
• Full Warranty - Guarantees results.
• Local presence - Promises service and accountability.

Buy purchasing remanufactured printer cartridges you help the environment, you help your bank account, and you support local business. The choice is yours and it’s an easy one…make yours today!

Additional reading:

Green Focus: Lots of Green to Print
Truthout: eWaste Disaster

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