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My main product focus is on the compatible ink
cartridge. Now, you are asking yourself...what's the difference between what I buy at the local office supply store
and a compatible or even a refilled ink cartridge?
Alot! Most people don't know it but if you purchase an ink cartridge
that was manufactured by your printer's manufacturer it is only 70% full of ink! Sure, it is most likely good quality,
but look at what you just paid for it! And how long did it last?
Then there are the "refilled" ink cartridges. Sometimes known as "recycled".
Perhaps you've bought one already refilled or tried to refill one yourself. Either way, you just aren't going to
get a true product. If you have chosen to fill it yourself...more likely than not, you still didn't get a full
cartridge as alot of ink gets left in the bottle, you spilled it or made some kind of mess which resulted in the incorrect
amounts of ink going into the cartridge, therefore, the end result, is...bad print quality and a big mess!
The compatible cartridge. Is exactly what it sounds like, compatible. Also
a true, recycled product. First of all, all ink cartridges are recycled back to my company. The materials are then melted
down and used again in the manufacturing of the compatible product. Every part of this cartridge is tested. For viability
and strength. It is then filled with the correct ink formula, tested all over again for the same reasons and also to see if
there are any leaks. The end result of this product is an exact replica of an orginial manufacturer's cartridge. A generic
product, no different than if you went into the pharmacy and bought a bottle of "generic" aspirin as opposed to a name
brand. Oh, did I mention these compatible cartridges are 100% full of ink!
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DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR INK CARTRIDGES
IF YOU THROW THEM IN THE GARBAGE CAN?
PLEASE READ ON.....
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In 2000, 150,000,000
ink jet cartirdges were sold - only 6% of those were recycled
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1.5 million cartridges
go to landfills each month.
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For every laser
cartridge produced, 3.5 quarts of oil are used.
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In 7 months,
cartridge remanufacturing will save more oil than was spilled by the Exxon Valdez in Prince Edward Sound, Alaska.
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With the US consuming
approximately 700 million gallons of oil a day, we are helping to conserve a valuable natural resource. Remember ~ oil is
a non-renewable fossil fuel.
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Every year over
300 million cartridges are thrown away. In terms of weight, that is equivalent to over 30,500 African Elephants.
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Stacked end to
end, cartridges thrown away in one year would cover a distance of over 32,000 miles - enough to circle the earth.
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In the next seven
years, if all laser and in jet cartridges are saved from landfills, a bridge can be built from the earth to the moon - 223,000
miles!
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Of environmental
concern: Excess ink and toner can filter into our water supply.
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100 million printers
are in use today with 100 million more sold each year. Each of these printers uses an average of 5-25 cartridges per year.
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In jet printing
is the fastest growing technology in the printing market today, Hewlett Packard and Canon, the top two ink jet printer manufacturers,
each sell more than 20-25 million units annually. That doesn't include the many other manufacturers of inkjet printers.
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In 2003, Hewlett
Packard grossed over $1,000,000,000 in cartridge sales in the 4th quarter alone. (That is more than what the rest of HP's
product line made in that same quarter).
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Stacking 105
laser toner cartridges end to end equals the height of the Statue of Liberty.
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The plastic used
in print cartridges can take over 10 centuries to decompose. These non-biodegradable plastic containers retain ink residues.
Where do all of these cartridges go when you throw them away? AWAY? NO! More than 30 million of these cartridges
were taken to regional landfills within the western US ALONE during the year 2000! Combined, these cartridges occupied 1600
cubic feet of space, which is more thatn 270 swimming pools!
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Help keep America clean and beautiful! Reduce the unnecessary
space these cartridges and toners are using in our landfills by diverting them to a recycling program.
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