Why Recycle Printer Ink & Laser Cartridges?

There are two main reasons Advocates of the environment think printer ink cartridges should be recycled.

1. Printer ink cartridges can harm the environment, they are non-biodegradable materials.

2. the materials they are made of come from finite sources that need to be conserved.

The two main methods of recycling printer ink cartridges are:

1) refilling them when they become empty; and

2) giving or selling them to recycling centers.

Apart from the considerable savings you make, you are also involved in recycling to reduce carbon footprint. By reusing cartridges, you are reducing the amount of crude oil that go into the production of new plastic cartridges and directly contributing to saving fuel. It has been studied that the plastics used in inkjet cartridges can take over ten centuries to decompose naturally. More than three quarts of oil are consumed in producing each new laser cartridge. For manufacturing a new inkjet cartridge, about three ounces of oil are required. Recycling helps lower this cost to a considerable degree.

An estimated quantity of over 11 million gallons of oil can be saved in only seven months by ink cartridge recycling. In North America, more than 40,000 tons of plastic and metal is saved from landfills annually as a result of cartridge recycling. For every 100,000 used cartridges recycled, we can save 9599 kilograms of aluminum, 40 tons of plastic, and 1 000 000 liters of oil. Ink cartridge recycling has virtually become synonymous with successful sustainable development. Moreover the quantity of cartridges that are ending up in landfills is increasing at the rate of ten percent every year.

Most discarded cartridges have some remnants of ink that can easily seep into the ground causing widespread soil damage. After reading this, you must have understood the importance of recycling inkjet as well as any other type of cartridge. The great thing is that you will be doing a service to the environment if you do so and the fact of the matter is that there are numerous alternatives that are available before you even think about throwing away your cartridges.

We, The Ink Place cc, are willing to refill your empty original virgins or if not able to refill we can get it recycled for you. The importance of this process cannot be denied.

So do your part and recycle with US! Lets ALL do OUR Part.

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(we will collect them once they are full)

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