The Environment—The Facts

At Cartridge World, we are committed to saving the environment and the Planet! We are also saving consumers and businesses money.

Fact

It takes about a gallon of oil to make a new laser cartridge.

Fact

Almost 8 cartridges are thrown away per second in the United States alone!

Fact

A laser cartridge thrown into landfill can take up to 450 years to decompose. Some components made of industrial grade plastics will take over a thousand years to decompose. Every remanufactured cartridge saves nearly 3 and 1/2 pounds of solid waste from being deposited in landfills. Remanufacturing cartridges reduces pollution. 70% of used printer cartridges throughout the world are currently being thrown out. In one year, if the world's discarded cartridges were stacked end-to-end, they would circle the earth over three times.

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