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Just about everyone knows that modern printers run on ink and toner. But most people probably do not know that over one billion ink and toner cartridges are produced and sold worldwide every single year. Again, most people probably would not be aware that a vast majority of these products are thrown away instead of being recycled, and that this is having a devastating impact on the environment because they are sitting in landfills polluting the earth or being incinerated and polluting the air. And to add insult to injury, since these products are thrown away instead of being recycled, more energy, oil, and raw materials must be wasted just to make more cartridges that will probably end up in a landfill or incinerator anyway.

This whole process seems entirely wasteful, cyclical, and most importantly unnecessary and wrong. By recycling printer cartridges, individuals and businesses can do their part to help the environment all while helping themselves save money. This is because printer cartridges are incredibly expensive to fabricate in the first place due to the materials they are made with and the intricacies of their production, but on the other hand they are relatively very cheap and easy to recycle, remanufacture, or simply refill.

So whether you run a large business with dozens of printers and copy machines, or you are just a student or individual that has a solitary printer in your house or dorm room, you can do your part to save the environment while forcing down industry prices by recycling, and just as importantly being sure to purchase recycled products as well. And as if that all was not enough to convince someone, you can actually save up to fifty percent just by purchasing recycled or remanufactured products. Or if you really want to save some cash, you could even refill your ink cartridges yourself.