Recycling Inkjet Cartridges Saves Natural Resources

Recycling empty inkjet cartridges is an easy wayinkjet cartridges is through the use of postage
for you to help to reduce the impact on ourpaid return envelopes that are sometimes included
environment.with an online inkjet cartridge purchase.
Here the top 5 reasons to recycle your emptyA return mailer (recycle envelope) is usually a
inkjet cartridges.self-sealing plastic bag that is pre-addressed to a
First of all, each cartridge that is recycled savesrecycling company. The consumer puts their
almost 3 pounds of natural resources associatedempty inkjet cartridge into the bag, seals it, and
with the production of a new cartridge.drops it off at a post office or any mailbox. The
Next, an average inkjet cartridge takes anpostage is already taken care of, and the whole
average of 3.5 oz. of oil to be manufactured. Withprocess takes just a few seconds.
the worldwide demand for oil on the rise andAnother method of recycling is through the use
supplies shrinking, a little effort can make aof an inkjet cartridge refilling service such as the
significant impact over time.Jetpak mailer program.
The third reason you should recycle or reuseHere's how the Jetpak mailer program works.
your empty inkjet cartridges is to reduce theFirst, you purchase a Jetpak prepaid mailer. Once
strain on local landfills. An inkjet cartridge does notyour cartridge runs out of ink, you simply place
biodegrade in a landfill, as other waste will overyour empty cartridge into the plastic bag
time. Once a cartridge is discarded, it will be thereprovided, include your return address, and drop it
for several hundred years. It is estimated thatin the mail. Once the refilling company receives
over 300 million printer cartridges are disposed ofyour mailer, they will professionally inspect, clean,
in landfills annually. That creates 75,000 tons ofand refill your cartridge. They will run a print test,
waste each year, which is equal in weight to moreand if everything checks at OK they will mail it
than 30,500 African Elephants!back to you. If the cartridge does not pass their
The forth reason is the buying remanufacturedprint test, they will mail you a credit voucher to
(recycled) inkjet cartridges continue money.return another empty cartridge free of charge.
Recycling your empty cartridges provides emptyIn about a week the customer will receive their
cores to cartridge remanufacturing companiesrefilled cartridge back, and will enjoy a good
that in turn, professionally refill and sell to users atsavings versus buying a new cartridge and reduce
a discounted price. Consumers will see the samethe strain on our environment in the process.
reliability, performance and quality as using anWhy recycle? Why not recycle?
original brand OEM cartridge but at a lower cost.It saves you money, saves natural resources,
Lastly, recycling your empty inkjet cartridges isreduces the amount of garbage produced, and is
relatively easy. In fact, a lots of companies thatthe right thing to do for our environment.
offer remanufactured cartridges have their ownJust because an empty inkjet cartridge is out of
recycling programs.ink, doesn't mean it's broken.
One of the ways for printer owners to recycleIt just means that its prime for recycling.