|
We know its tough to gain
perspective on what a little ink
cartridge means to the planet,
but with over 650 million ink
cartridges being thrown away in
U.S. landfills alone this year,
it means a lot! Take a look
below!
1. It takes
nearly a gallon (3-1/2 quarts)
of oil to produce a new laser
printer cartridge, and 2-1/2
ounces of oil to manufacture
each new inkjet cartridge.
For every 100,000 laser
printer cartridges recycled, we
can save:
• 22,000 lbs of
aluminum
• 40 tons of
plastic
• 87,500
gallons of oil
2. In the
United States, printer
cartridges are thrown away at a
rate of 23 per second and this
is expected to increase by 12%
annually.
3. The total
weight of cartridges thrown away
each year in this country is
equivalent to 67,612 Ford
Explorers or 112,463 Volkswagen
Beetles.
4. In a single
year, the world’s discarded
cartridges stacked end-to-end
would circle the over earth
three times.
5. A laser
printer cartridge thrown into a
landfill can take up to 1000
years to decompose (while
components made of
industrial-grade plastic will
take over a thousand years). |