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