Need Ink?

I live my life pretty green:  recycle, compost, buy 100% recycled content paper, CFL bulbs, buy local, blah, blah, blah.  But every time I run out of ink, I run to the nearest office supply & buy more.  I trade in my used ones, of course, but I still buy new cartridges.  Hellooo, refills!  Why this never crossed my mind, I have no idea.  So, my awesome friend took my old cartridges to Cartridge World (happens to be the place closest to where I live) and voila!  New cartridges, no plastic dumped in the trash & tons of energy was saved!  Oh, and I saved a bit of money, too!  Hey - saving the world & saving money?  You must be talking about a B.A.B.E!
For your reading pleasure, here are some nifty facts about ink cartridges, taken from the Cartridge World website (thanks gang!):

Facts About the Environmental Impact of Printer Cartridges

• 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!
• Every remanufactured laser cartridge saves nearly 2.5 pounds of metal & plastic waste from being deposited in landfills.
• 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.
• 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.

We Can Make a Difference!

Every single cartridge saved from a landfill makes a difference. This will not only protect our environment but save consumers thousands of dollars. Now imagine the difference when individuals, then organizations, then cities, then states and then nations start participating! That is Impact with Effect! At Cartridge World we are not only making a difference, we are changing the world!

Did You Know? 

• Most printer cartridges can be refilled or remanufactured.
• By bringing your used cartridges to Cartridge World, you can help protect our environment, and save substantially compared to the cost of a new cartridge!
• Cartridge World is dedicated to saving consumers, businesses, and the planet!

www.cartridgeworld.com/environment/think-green/