| The business of manufacturing printer inks and | | | | Printer Ink Cartridges are Made from Finite |
| printer ink cartridges is a multimillion-dollar industry. | | | | Resources |
| Most people who own computers also own | | | | We also need to consider the materials that make |
| printers and make use of printer ink cartridges. | | | | up the printer ink cartridge itself. Each printer ink |
| Hundreds of millions of printer ink cartridges were | | | | cartridge is made from plastic and metal. Plastic is |
| sold in Europe and the United States in the last | | | | a by-product of petroleum while metals are mined |
| two years alone. | | | | from the earth. Both petroleum and metal are |
| The question is: where do all these empty printer | | | | finite resources. |
| ink cartridges go? Ideally, used printer ink | | | | Recycling Printer Ink Cartridges Helps the |
| cartridges should find their way to special recycling | | | | Environment |
| centers where the materials these cartridges | | | | Rather than simply throwing away empty printer |
| were made of are retrieved for future use. | | | | ink cartridges, we should all be conscientious |
| Unfortunately, only 25% of all those millions of | | | | enough to bring them to special recycling centers. |
| cartridges consumed every year go that way. | | | | Also, before we buy a printer, we ought to check |
| Empty Printer Ink Cartridges Can Contribute to | | | | out if the manufacturer of this printer we are |
| Pollution | | | | interested in has some sort of recycling program |
| Empty printer ink cartridges are non-biodegradable | | | | wherein they accept empty printer ink cartridges |
| products. This means that if these cartridges end | | | | carrying their brand name. |
| up in a landfill, they will just sit there for years and | | | | We could also buy remanufactured printer ink on |
| years without decaying. | | | | occasion. This type of printer ink makes use of |
| Not only that, the chemicals that make up printer | | | | recycled cartridges. However, before we buy |
| ink, not to mention the chemicals that make | | | | remanufactured printer ink cartridges, we ought |
| these inks resistant to fading as well as produce | | | | to make sure that these cartridges will not harm |
| brilliant colors, can be quite harmful to the | | | | our printers, especially if our printers are still under |
| environment. These chemicals are also capable of | | | | warranty. Good companies that deal with |
| seeping into the soil in the landfill and finding their | | | | remanufactured printer ink cartridges will always |
| way into the ground water. From the ground | | | | offer guarantees that their products will not ruin |
| water, they can eventually get mixed into other | | | | printers. |
| bodies of water, even into the ocean. Next thing | | | | Always be conscientious even with the printer ink |
| we know, we are actually drinking printer ink | | | | cartridges that you use. Recycle empty cartridges |
| chemicals in our coffee and eating sushi made | | | | and buy remanufactured ink as much as possible. |
| with fish tainted with printer ink chemicals. | | | | |