Let’s start out with some facts.
Today, the U.S. recycles 28% of its waste–a rate that has almost doubled during the past 15 years.
In 1999, recycling, waste management and composting activities prevented about 64 million tons of material from ending up in landfills and incinerators.
Recycling of specific materials has grown even more drastically:
42 percent of all paper
40 percent of all plastic soft drink bottles
55 percent of all aluminum beer and soft drink cans
57 percent of all steel packaging
52 percent of all major appliances are now recycled
Which is good news, right?
Wrong! Inkjet and laser printer cartridge users have not done their part. Only 5% of empty printer cartridges are being recycled.
This is terrible news for future generations as 95% of inkjet and laser cartridges are discarded and end up in landfills.
Not to mention the fact that the lack of printer ink cartridge recycling is costing tax-payers more and more money. Inkjet cartridge users such as schools and businesses are adding millions of tons of waste each year to our overflowing landfills.
Recycle your empties!
Have a look at the numbers.
It takes 2.5 ounces of oil to make a new inkjet cartridge and ten times this amount for laser printer cartridges.
Plastics used in these cartridges take over 1000 years to decompose.
With students averaging 8 inkjet cartridges, schools using 300 or more laser printer cartridges and businesses using 900 to 1600 inkjets and laser printer cartridges each year, we are producing and accumulating waste at an incredible rate.
You can help by using our Recycling Program!
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