Why you should recycle your ink cartridges
Every year 350 million ink cartridges are thrown away in the United States. So many ink cartridges contribute a great deal of plastic and metal to landfills. The environmental benefits of recycling so many ink cartridges are obvious. As well, there is a lot of money to be saved through lessened landfill use and more expensive ink cartridges.
When an ink cartridge is thrown away its plastic components take roughly 1,000 years to decompose. This slow rate of decomposition means the cartridge takes up landfill space. Landfill space has limits, and recycling ink cartridges can save a large amount of that space. Additionally, this plastic is easily recyclable into perfectly functional new ink cartridges. Since a recycled ink cartridge works just as well as a new one, recycling the cartridges makes sense.
It takes roughly three and a half quarts of oil to produce a single ink cartridge. Since the earth’s oil reserves are limited, recycling ink cartridges makes a great deal of economic sense. Since every quart of oil burned contributes to a less healthy atmosphere, recycling ink cartridges helps people to breathe cleaner air.
There are also economic benefits to recycling ink cartridges. Every piece of plastic or metal recovered through recycling reduces the amount of raw materials that must be shipped and processed. Since these materials cost more money to produce than to reuse, recycling saves the cartridge manufacturers a lot of money. The manufacturers may then pass their savings onto their customers.
In summary, there are an incredible number of ink cartridges that are being wasted in landfills. Failing to recycle ink cartridges has major financial and environmental drawbacks. Landfill space is reduced. The air becomes more polluted. Scarce resources are needlessly consumed. Do your part in improving the quality of the air and the economy by recycling when you can.
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July 21, 2011 | Posted by Christopher Stanley
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