If you are like most people, your used toner cartridge goes straight from the printer to the trash can. It’s a natural progression for most companies, something that is done without much thought. However, as we learn more about our impact on the environment and how we can better our efforts at protecting it, we’ve learned that recycling toner cartridges is a significant step for us to take in partaking in environmental stewardship. Let’s answer a couple of questions you might have about recycling cartridges:
Why Should I Recycle Toner Cartridges?
Recycling used cartridges is much better than throwing them away. Apart from keeping them out of your local landfill, many other reasons make recycling cartridges the more ecologically wise decision:
- conserves energy needed to produce new cartridges
- lessens additions to greenhouse gas discharge
- cuts down on withdrawal of non-renewable resources
- minimizes your addition to pollution
- reduces the number of materials used to make other products
Recycling is no small issue. Eight ink cartridges are thrown away every second in the United States, and less than 30% of discarded cartridges will be recycled. It will take hundreds of years for toner cartridges to decompose in a landfill. Businesses go through too many toner cartridges to keep throwing them away to be taken to local landfills. Recycling cartridges is a tremendous way to act ecologically responsible for our businesses.
How do I Recycle Toner Cartridges?
So now that you’re ready to play a part in an eco-friendly business habit like recycling toner cartridges, how should you get started? At Allen Business Machines, we love to help businesses like yours participate in caring for the environment. Contact us today to get in touch with a representative to get your business recycling toner cartridges right away!