You don't need to be a member of EarthShare, AASHE, or Green America to be considered a best friend of mother earth. There are simple ways that you can do to help preserve mother earth. One way is to buy remanufactured toner cartridges from reputable manufacturers. You can also give your used toner cartridges in recycling shops instead of just throwing them away not knowing where they end up.
Environmental Benefits
Recyclable
Do you know that a typical toner cartridge that end up in a landfill can last for more than a millennium? The materials used in making cartridges are non biodegradable, which mean they don't decompose like fruits, vegetables, and other organic materials that you know.
A typical toner cartridge is made up of 40% metal, 40% plastic, and small percentages of toner, rubber, paper, and foam. Almost all these materials take longer years to disintegrate and can be toxic to humans, plants and animals.
The good thing is that 97% of toner cartridge components can be recycled or reused.
Conserve Resources
If we recycle toner cartridges, we could reduce our use of raw materials for making new cartridges. It is said that for every pound of new material used in remanufacturing, five to nine pounds of raw material is conserved.
Conserve Energy
At least 3 quartz of oil is burned in manufacturing a toner cartridge. If this cartridge is remanufactured, say four times, we can save up to 12 quarts of oil, a nonrenewable type of natural resource.
Where To Buy Remanufactured Toner Cartridges?
There are reputable retailers of remanufactured toner cartridges in the market today. But I strongly recommend the products of TonerGreen.com. They sell US-made, eco-friendly, and non patent -infringing toner cartridges. Their remanufactured Brother and HP cartridges are of high quality.
