Cartridge Recycling Really Helps

We have vindicated our stand in protecting the environment and undertaking measures to protect nature. Did you know that around 300 million cartridges are discarded every year? Most of these are polluting our environment and destroying natural resources. Is there a way out?

The discarded cartridge is just a plastic box which used to hold ink in it. Discarding the container makes little sense when dealt with the environment card. The plastic container can be recycled and reused with new ink, which works just as good as new instead. Here are some ill effects due to non-recycling of cartridges:

- It takes around 3 pounds of natural resources to produce an ink cartridge

- The non-biodegradable cartridge fills the landfills polluting the underground water and the soil around it permanently

- It takes around 3 ounces to produce a single cartridge. Oil is one of the most sought after product these days.

- People complain about the cartridge prices all the time. Imagine if recycling process is in place, cartridge prices could come down drastically.

When I was a youngster, I had a way to refill cartridges myself. All I needed was some printing ink and a syringe. The prints from the recycled cartridge were not too bad and served my purpose; more importantly it saved me some pounds.

Many companies offer recycling programs to consumers. The cartridge box comes with a pre-paid envelope addressed to the recycling company. When the cartridge becomes empty, it could be mailed over using the envelope for recycling purpose. Some other companies take the empty cartridge and after necessary inspection, refill the same cartridge and send it back to the sender. These are some novel ways of helping our environment.