subject: Save The Environment By Recycling Cartridges [print this page] But as a single and as a community, we should all take care of the environment we live in. The waste cartridges have proven to be dangerous and harmful for the environment, therefore their recycling is our responsibility in order to have a safer and a better environment. The toner cartridges are usually made of plastic and when millions of toner cartridges are produced every year, it means that the amount of plastic being added to landfills is increasing rapidly.
But if we recycle laser toner cartridges , we would have less waste in the landfills. Moreover, the recycling process is much cheaper than producing new plastic cartridges. Similarly, the laser toner cartridges can be refilled as well. Thus, it can be a win-win situation if the cartridges are recycled. We will have a better environment to breathe in and will be able to save cost of producing new cartridges as well.
According to a survey, approximately 90% of the cartridges are simply thrown away when the ink finishes. This leads to an increase of ten percent cartridges added to landfill every year. And as mentioned above, it is extremely expensive to manufacture new cartridges. Therefore it is highly recommended that the cartridges are either refilled or toner recycling should be done. Those who throw away the cartridges after consuming the ink are definitely causing a lot of harm to the environment.
Recently, a number of companies have taken the initiative of recycling the toner cartridges. The companies are available on the internet. One just has to contact them, and they buy the empty cartridges, recycle them and turn them into some useful product. So instead of causing harm to the environment, one should sell off the cartridges or get them refilled. And as the companies send their employees to collect cartridges from your home and they recycle ink cartridges on their own, it leaves no excuse for people to waste the cartridges now.
The process of refilling and recycling toner cartridges has also been made with the latest technology. There are kits available in the markets which allow you to refill your cartridge without even taking them to shops. Similarly the ink cartridge recycling has been made easy too. A number of companies sell recycled cartridges and are also willing in buying your used cartridges so that they recycle and re-sell them.
Therefore it can be concluded that wasting used cartridges causes harm to the environment and as the number of cartridges being produced every year are rapidly increasing, the harm they cause is also increasing simultaneously. Thus, they should be refilled and used over and over again, or should be properly recycled so they are turned into some useful products. It is our responsibility to take care of the environment around us.
