The Environment
Most printer cartridges can be remanufactured, refilled or reloaded. Here are a few good reasons to recycle printer cartridges:
- More than 3.4 litres of oil are needed to make one new laser cartridge. In just 12 months, cartridge recycling could save 4.3 million litres of oil in a country of 22 million people.
- Millions of cartridges go into landfills each year, and their number increases by 12% annually.
- Laser printer cartridges account for over 90% of all disposable cartridges.
- A laser cartridge thrown into landfill can take up to 450 years to decompose.
- Every remanufactured cartridge saves approximately 1.5 kg of solid waste from being deposited in landfills.
- Re-manufacturing cartridges reduces pollution. Almost 90% of empty cartridges are incinerated or dumped in landfills.
It is important that the following message gets out to the 90% of printer users who dispose of their printer cartridges. “Please consider the environment before you throw out another cartridge”. You don’t have to throw out your expensive printer cartridges. Most printer cartridges can be remanufactured, refilled or reloaded. Cartridge World is a worldwide leader in the methods of refilling ink cartridges and re-manufacturing laser cartridges. By bringing your used cartridges to Cartridge World, you can help protect Malaysia’s environment, and half your printing cost. Therefore, REFILL & SAVE.