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Printer Cartridge Recycling

Recycling is one of the most high profile buzzwords of the modern age.  We all know that resources are finite, and that we will eventually run out of places to dump our trash.

Recycling was once regarded as the pastime for those few green campaigners and not for the majority.  As we all became gradually aware of the impact we are having on the planet, the availability of resources, and the sustainability of our way of life, Recycling is something we have all had to become accustomed to.

In the early days our ability to recycle was limited to a few simple materials, and the re-use was limited to basic plastic bottles or trays.  Now recycling has become much more sophisticated and we can recycle almost anything.  The re-use of materials has also improved immeasurably with new technologies that allow the mixing of recycled and new material and the use of completely recycled materials.

Many industries like those making aluminum drinks cans, paper mills and glass bottle manufactories can use completely recycled materials in the production of new ones.  A recycles drinks can or beer bottle can be back on the shelf in a new form six weeks from being sent to the recycling center.

Printer cartridges, while appearing quite complex, can be recycled.  At the moment 95% of all used printer cartridges are dumped in landfill.  With an average half-life of 1000 years, they aren’t going anywhere for a while.

Printer consumable retailers like Quikshiptoner have taken it upon themselves to promote cartridge recycling.  They realize that the rate at which we dump our trash isn’t sustainable, and that it is the duty of every citizen to recycle as much of their waste as possible.

By making it as easy and as convenient as possible to people to recycle, sites like Quikshiptoner hope that more cartridges will be recycle, lessening the burden on the environment.  Not only does recycling reduce this burden, but it also reduces the need for other resources that make the new cartridges.

The less oil required to make new printer cartridges, the longer the world supply will last.  Combine that with the increasing demand for more fuel efficient cars, will make this finite resource last just that little bit longer.

To go that one step further, Quikshiptoner even pays for the shipping of the cartridge to be recycled.  It really couldn’t get easier than that, and is typical of a company trying to change the way we live, and encourage the increase of recycling.  Paying for the shipping removes another barrier between the customer and the recycling center.

Let us hope that more retailers take this kind of approach and encourages their customers to consider the environmental impact of their lives a little more.