Archive for the Environmental Category

My Last Straw – for the environment!

My Last Straw – for the environment!

I had no idea plastic straws were so detrimental until reading this article. The video of a sea turtle having one removed from his nostril was heartbreaking. I won’t post it here because it’s so sad. There are alternatives to plastic straws such as paper, bamboo, glass, […]

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FREE Electronic Recycling!

Most counties give you the option to sign up for electronic recycling. After processing, you can take your items to a facility during certain hours on a designated day. Many people don’t go through the hassle and will illegally dump their electronics in a dumpster. Ink and […]

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What’s the Difference? Brand Name, Remanufactured, Clone

You may be surprised to learn that your toner cartridge is made of a complex system of components that work together to provide your print. To function properly, each component must be designed and manufactured using world-class engineering and precision quality standards. For the best possible prints, […]

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Test Your Environmental IQ

Test Your Environmental IQ

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, […]

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Are you DESTROYING our environment using this common practice?

• Each year over 350 million printer cartridges are thrown out to landfills. • GHGs (green house gases) emissions from manufacturing a single mono toner cartridge have been calculated to approximately 4.8 kg CO2; per cartridge. • Over 500 million laser cartridges and 1.8 billion ink cartridges […]

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