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Cartridge Worlds says, ”Please Don’t Feed the Landfill”
EMERYVILLE,
Calif. – april 08 A discarded printer cartridge can take up to 450
years to decompose. With over 350 million cartridges thrown out every
year, a mountain of e-waste is steadily forming throughout our nation’s
landfills. Since printers are commonplace in every home office and
business, it makes sense to reuse and refill empty ink and toner
cartridges.As Earth Day approaches on April 22, it is the perfect time
of year to remind consumers of the ways to create a “green” home and
work environment. Implementing green practices at times can be costly
but, by refilling printer cartridges at Cartridge World locations,
consumers will actually save money and help the environment at the same
time.Customers simply swap out an empty, original cartridge or purchase
one already refilled and find a significant savings compared to buying
new. Recycling bins are also stationed at all Cartridge World retail
locations for the general public to drop off their empty
cartridges.Businesses can also help protect the environment and save
money by participating in the Business Direct program, which allows
businesses to set up accounts with Cartridge World. Cartridge World
then picks up the empty toner cartridges; refills and delivers each
back to the business. Businesses are saving hundreds to thousands of
dollars each year by using Cartridge World’s remanufactured and 100
percent guaranteed products.“With our continued commitment to
recycling, we look forward to the day when reusing and refilling
cartridges is as common as separating waste materials in our homes,”
said Peter Hasko, executive chairman of Cartridge World.Cartridge World reports ink and toner cartridge facts:
* It takes about a gallon of oil to make a new toner cartridge.
* Almost eight cartridges are thrown away per second in the United States
* 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 cartridge saves nearly 3.5 pounds of solid waste from being deposited in landfills
* In one year, if the world’s discarded cartridges were stacked end-to-end; they would circle the earth over three times.
For more information, visit http://www.cartridgeworldusa.com.
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