Why are numbers important? They reveal situations and can tell you a story about a certain situation. Let’s look at the stats and numbers when concerning the ink and toner cartridge consumables industry.
- It takes about a gallon of oil to make a new laser cartridge.
- Almost 8 cartridges are thrown away per second in the United States alone!
- In North America alone, over 350 million cartridges per year are discarded in our landfills, and that number increases by 12 percent annually!
- A laser cartridge thrown into landfill can take up to 450 years to decompose. Some components made of industrial grade plastics will take over a thousand years to decompose.
- Every remanufactured cartridge saves nearly 3 and 1/2 pounds of solid waste from being deposited in landfills.
- 70 percent of used printer cartridges throughout the world are currently being thrown out.
- In one year, if the world’s discarded cartridges were stacked end-to-end, they would circle the earth over three times.
It all starts with our individual choices and effort to make a differnce in the world we live in. Image if we only could save a few thousand cartridges from being thrown out just in a small town? What if the effort can be multiplied by thousands of communities amounting to millions of cartridges being recycled responsibly instead of thrown away? The resoucres saved, energy unused and the negative impact made on Earth reversed will be highly significant if we pull together.
You have a choice when it comes to printer supply consumables. Ink and toner cartridges can be remanufactured and recycled properly; just find the local vendor that is committed to making that difference in your community. If you are local to Western Massachusetts; Ink Solutions is your choice for top quality replacement products, 30-60% savings on your hard earned cash, and will make your office printing a more eco-friendly operation guaranteed! Give us a call 413 517 0099 for a price quote or if you just have a question. www.inksolutionsma.com
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