How long does it take a cartridge to decompose?
A laser cartridge thrown into landfill can take up to 450 years to decompose. Some components made of industrial grade plastics will take over a thousand years to decompose.
How much oil does it take to make a new laser cartridge?
It takes about a gallon of oil to make a new laser cartridge.
How many cartridges are thrown away every day?
About 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!
None of us can save the world single handed – but if we all do a little, we can accomplish a lot. Please visit us in Sarasota or Bradenton for your remanufactured toner and refilled ink cartridges. If you do but new ink – please let us recycle your old cartridges.