Think Green

Cartridge World is providing consumers and businesses with an alternative to reduce the impact of millions of cartridges that are thrown away each year. By making this choice, you are helping to protect the future of our environment. This proactive solution to waste reduction is a win/win for consumers, businesses and the environment.

Recycling cartridges is environmentally friendly and you can feel good about supporting sustainable development for the planet’s limited natural resources. With our continued commitment to recycle printer cartridges, we look forward to the day when recycling cartridges is as common as separating waste material in our homes for the recycle bins.

If you are interested in having Cartridge World set up a cartridge recycling program with your business, school or organization, please contact us and ask for a Recycling Collection Bin.

Did You Know …?

• It takes about a gallon of oil to make a new laser cartridge.
• More than 8 cartridges are thrown away per second worldwide!
• In North America alone, over 350 million cartridges are discarded each year, and that number increases by 12 percent annually!
• A discarded laser cartridge 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 3½ pounds of solid waste from being created.

• 70 percent 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 more than three times.

We Can Make A Difference

Every single cartridge saved from the environment makes a difference. But imagine the difference made when one million or even one thousand cartridges are saved? This will not only protect our environment but save consumers thousands of dollars.

Now imagine the difference when individuals, then organizations, then cities, and then nations start participating! Now that is impact with effect! At Cartridge World we are not only making a difference, we are helping change the world!

It is important that the following message gets out to the 80% of printer users who dispose of their printer cartridges:

• You don't have to throw out your expensive printer cartridges. Most printer cartridges can be remanufactured, refilled or reloaded.
• By bringing your used cartridges to Cartridge World, you can help protect our environment, and save substantially compared to the cost of a new cartridge!
• Cartridge World is dedicated to saving consumers, businesses, and the planet!

Saving Your Money.
Saving Your Time.
Saving Your Environment.