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Over 400
million cartridges are discarded into our nation's landfills
each year. |
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Cartridges make up
over 1.9 billion pounds
of solid waste in
America's landfills. |
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80% of all printer
and fax cartridges end up as landfill. |
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The average used toner
cartridge is composed of 40% plastic, 40%
percent metal, 20% other materials. |
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It can take up
to 450 years for a laser cartridge to
decompose in a landfill. |
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97% of these combined
components can be recycled or reused. |
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More than 375
million gallons of oil is
consumed every year to make OEM cartridges.
/ 3
quarts per cartridge |
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One school can use
350 printer cartridges per year. |
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A medium-sized business
can use 900 to 1,600
cartridges per year. |
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Compatible/remanufactured ("Compatibles") printer
and fax cartridges are environmentally friendly. |
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Compatibles conserve nature's resources by reusing
certain non-wearing plastic shells and metal components from OEM cartridges. |
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The recovery and reuse of empty printer cartridges
diverts millions of cubic feet of material from waste disposal. |
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Manufacturing compatible cartridges uses 80% less
energy than manufacturing new plastics. |
