Cartridges & the Environment
Most people do not realize that printer cartridges can be recycled. Millions of inkjet and laser toner cartridges are dumped into our landfills each year.
Current Statistics.
The plastic used in a typical cartridge is industrial grade and takes approximately 1000 years to decompose. For every cartridge that is recycled, approximately 2.5 lbs of petroleum products are withheld from our rivers and oceans. An average recycler prevents 264 gallons of oil and 845 pounds of hazardous waste from reaching landfills. An average of 120 million total tons of recyclable plastic, metal, rubber, paper, foam and toner are saved from landfills through the recycling process.
Quick Facts.
• If stacked end to end, cartridges thrown away in one year would cover a distance of over 24,000 miles-enough to circle the earth.
• Two and a half ounces of oil are used for every ink jet cartridge produced.
• Three and a half quarts of oil are used for every laser cartridge produced.
• In the next seven years, if all the laser and ink jet cartridges are saved from landfills, a bridge can be built from the Earth to the Moon - 223,000 miles!
• Every year over 300 million cartridges are thrown away. In terms of weight, it's the equivalent to 30,500 African elephants!
PLEASE HELP SAVE OUR ENVIRONMENT AND RECYCLE!
Current Statistics.
The plastic used in a typical cartridge is industrial grade and takes approximately 1000 years to decompose. For every cartridge that is recycled, approximately 2.5 lbs of petroleum products are withheld from our rivers and oceans. An average recycler prevents 264 gallons of oil and 845 pounds of hazardous waste from reaching landfills. An average of 120 million total tons of recyclable plastic, metal, rubber, paper, foam and toner are saved from landfills through the recycling process.
Quick Facts.
• If stacked end to end, cartridges thrown away in one year would cover a distance of over 24,000 miles-enough to circle the earth.
• Two and a half ounces of oil are used for every ink jet cartridge produced.
• Three and a half quarts of oil are used for every laser cartridge produced.
• In the next seven years, if all the laser and ink jet cartridges are saved from landfills, a bridge can be built from the Earth to the Moon - 223,000 miles!
• Every year over 300 million cartridges are thrown away. In terms of weight, it's the equivalent to 30,500 African elephants!
PLEASE HELP SAVE OUR ENVIRONMENT AND RECYCLE!
