programs at work. that, while do-it-yourself ink refill kits are available online,
People want to work for companies that have strong it’s easy to patronize refill stations at participating retailers,
values and care about sustainability. They also want to such as Cartridge World, OfficeMax and Walgreens—and
work for companies that solicit their green ideas. be good to go for a fraction of the cost of a new unit. Some
Still, while 93 percent of employed respondents turn also sell pre-refilled cartridges, and will change the com-
off electrical devices at home to conserve energy, only 50 puter chip that manufacturers often install to monitor toner
percent do so at work. And while 77 percent of employees level and protect their profits.
recycle at home, only 49 percent do so on the job. Togeth-
er, we can do better. For brand-compatible cartridge models, visit Planet-
GreenInkJets.com, or ask a local dealer.
Fill ’er Up
$ave by Reusing
Metro Surprise
Printer Cartridges
Green Cities Pattern Success
Consider the fact that each
A 2008 Brookings
year, 300 million printer car-
Institution survey of
tridges end up in America’s
the carbon footprint
landfills. Although 90 per-
of America’s top 100
cent of all cartridges sold are
metro areas discovered
recyclable, only 20 percent
that, while cities are hot
are currently reused. A typi-
spots for global warm-
cal U.S. household consumes six to 10 cartridges a year; a
ing, the people living
school, 350; a mid-sized business, 900 to 1,600.
in them turn out to be
The resulting mountainous waste of petroleum-based
14 percent greener than their country cousins. Key factors
plastic can pollute our water supplies by leaking leftover
behind their lower per capita carbon dioxide emissions
ink. But, it’s an easy problem to fix, and one that can save
include population density and greater use of mass transit.
consumers big bucks.
Heavier carbon footprint metros are overwhelmingly
The answer is to buy recycled, refilled toner and ink
east of the Mississippi and in America’s fast-suburbanizing
cartridges and return defunct units to the store’s drop-off
Southeast. The lighter carbon profiles reside in the West.
spot on the same trip. PlanetGreen.Discovery.com reports
Winners include: New York-Northern New Jersey,
Pr i n t e d o n re c y c l e d Pa P e r t o Pr o t e c t t h e en v i r o n m e n t
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