| Ninety percent of the homes and offices that | | | | motivation behind the recycling enthusiasm is the |
| have computers have printers. On average, home | | | | fact that a person can save nearly half of the |
| users use a minimum of two ink per year. Offices | | | | money they would have spent on new Inkjet or |
| on the other hand use an average of six per | | | | laser cartridges. The re-manufactured cartridge |
| year. This tremendously raises the demand of ink | | | | refills. The companies also provide photocopy and |
| toner cartridges. Recycling the thus helps ease the | | | | fax supplies. |
| demand on the new ink toner manufacturers. | | | | Consumers overtime have realized that recycled |
| Re-manufactured toner cartridges cost up to 10 | | | | cartridges offer the same quality printing services |
| percent the cost of new cartridges and are | | | | like the new one. However, they are those who |
| therefore an economical way of handling the | | | | still believe that the new cartridges are of superior |
| enormous printing needs arising from the | | | | quality. To that, the manufacturers serve them |
| workplace. Unfortunately, not many take printer | | | | diligently by providing reliable, quality cartridges. |
| cartridge seriously. Today, only 15 percent of | | | | However, people who find that the printing budget |
| cartridges are being recycled. This in turn leads to | | | | is running out of hand, retailers suggest the |
| huge landfills in the dump sites. The material used | | | | recycled options. |
| to make the cartridge contains grade polymers | | | | Professionals who know the right inks and toners |
| that take long time before decomposing. It is | | | | to use for the refills handle printer cartridge |
| therefore more environmental friendly for people | | | | recycling. This ensures that the high print quality is |
| to prefer printer cartridge recycling. | | | | maintained and that the end users develop |
| In realization of the advantages of | | | | confidence in the products. Consumer education is |
| re-manufactured, most ink/toner manufacturing | | | | also part of the initiative that re-manufacturing |
| nowadays provide instructions written on the | | | | companies are taking up in order to enlighten the |
| cartridge package, stating what one should do if | | | | end user on the importance reshipping used |
| they want to reuse the cartridge. Some even | | | | cartridges for recycling. Some companies even |
| provide end users with free postage for any | | | | offer to buy at a small fee in events where the |
| empty cartridge. Such also offer to refill the | | | | end user does not want the recycled cartridge |
| cartridges and redeliver them to the end users | | | | for personal use. Overall, re-manufacturing the |
| free. The only charges passed to the consumer in | | | | cartridges saves resources as well as protecting |
| this case are therefore related to the ink or toner | | | | the environment from degradation. In a word |
| refill. The process of re-manufacturing the | | | | where technology has become part of our |
| involves checking for any defaults, cleaning, | | | | everyday life, it is apparent that the |
| replacing some parts and refilling them. This is | | | | re-manufactured cartridges will save money, |
| done in order to make sure that the end users | | | | energy, minimize waste and create jobs in the |
| receive quality performance from the | | | | re-manufacturing industry. |
| re-manufactured cartridge supplies. The real | | | | |