Environmental Issues
Remanufacturing helps to keep more than 42,000 tons of
plastic, metal and toner out of the waste stream. For
example, for every cartridge that is remanufactured, a
“core” or spent cartridge is reused. Each
core is made of approximately two and a half pounds of
plastic, and but for remanufacturers or recyclers, that
core would end up going into the waste stream. The plastic
used in a typical cartridge is industrial-grade and does
not begin to degrade for at least 10 centuries, or 1,000
years.
Do you know where those empty cartridges really go
that you mail back in the prepaid box to Lexmark, HP
or other OEM's? Many of those cartridges are destined
for Guiyu, China—a toxic wasteland. Click here
to read more.
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The OEMs have paid “researchers” to create
reports that skew the environmental impact of original
cartridges. But do not be fooled.
Click here
to read the “real” logic behind a recent
HP environmental report.
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