I’m surprised at the number of people, even those who consider themselves “green” and environmentally friendly, who make this mistake without even thinking about it. Are you absentmindedly doing the same thing?
• 500 cartridges per minute, 30,000 per hour and 720,000 per day are thrown away, clogging our landfills
• They take 450+ years to decompose in the landfill, making it our children and grandchildren’s problem
• They each require up to ¾ gallon of oil to produce, depleting our natural resources.
• Recycling by sending them back to the manufacturer is not environmentally friendly. If you send the empty ones to the manufacturer for recycling, they use precious energy to cut, then melt the plastic to form pellets. Then, the pellets are melted to make park benches and other products, doubling the energy use required to recycle.
• Printer cartridges can be refilled and reused with guaranteed quality
• Unlike many green practices, re-using them saves you 30-50% compared to buying new
If you’re not buying remanufactured printer cartridges, you’re contributing to excess fossil fuel use, landfill overcrowding and greenhouse gas emissions.
Here’s what you can do about it
I know you care about the environment and saving money is always a good thing so bring your empty printer cartridges to Ink and Toner Planet to exchange for refilled ones. You’ll help save the planet, save an average of 40% and will receive a 100% guaranteed cartridge.
What’s the catch?
Let’s get real. Trade-offs are a part of life. Read below and see if the savings are worth it for you:
• We’re proud of the fact that our cartridges only experience problems 2-5% of the time. Even a name brand cartridge fails 1-2% of the time. In the unlikely event that you ever do have a problem with one of our cartridges, we’ll make it right for you or refund 100% of your purchase price. We guarantee it 100%.
• Most people don’t realize recent studies have shown new cartridges often report being empty with up to 25% of their ink left in them. Only about 10-15% of our refilled inkjet cartridges, based upon cartridge manufacturer and type, do not let you know when they are low or out of ink. If you own one of them, then just print until the ink on the paper begins to fade. Then swap your empty cartridge for a refilled one.
• If you can live with these minor inconveniences, then you’re on your way to saving the environment and saving money.
Obviously, you want to save the environment. We completely agree. That’s why we’ve worked so hard to refill and remanufacture cartridges that work and produce printouts that match the original. The only way you’ll be able to tell the difference between our cartridges and the name brands is in your wallet.
