Let's
start out with some facts.
Today, the India. recycles 28% of its waste--a
rate that has almost doubled during the past 15 years.
In 1999, recycling,
waste management and composting activities prevented about 64 million tons of
material from ending up in landfills and incinerators.
Recycling of specific
materials has grown even more drastically:
42
percent of all paper
40
percent of all plastic soft drink bottles
55
percent of all aluminum beer and soft drink cans
57
percent of all steel packaging
52
percent of all major appliances are now recycled
Which
is good news, right?
Wrong! Inkjet cartridge, laser
printer cartridge and cell phones
users have not done their part.
Only 5% of empty printer cartridges
and cell phones are being recycled.
This is terrible news for future
generations as 95% of inkjet and
laser cartridges and cell phones
are discarded and end up in landfills.
Not to mention the
fact that the lack of printer ink
cartridge and cell phones recycling
is costing tax-payers more and more
money. Inkjet cartridge and phones
users such as schools and businesses
are adding millions of tons of waste
each year to our overflowing landfills.
Have
a look at the numbers.
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It
takes 2.5 ounces of oil to make
a new inkjet cartridge and ten
times this amount for laser
printer cartridges and phones.
Plastics
used in these cartridges take over 1000 years to decompose.
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With
students averaging 8 inkjet
cartridges, schools using 300
or more laser printer cartridges
and cell phones, businesses
using 900 to 1600 inkjets and
laser printer cartridges each
year, we are producing and accumulating
waste at an incredible rate.
But there is hope. You can
make a difference by participating
in our inkjet cartridge and cell
phones recycling program. You can
recycle cartridges, recycle toner
, and recycle cell phones meaning
less waste in the landfills and
more hope for future generations
and the environment.
You can make a difference.
Learn how our inkjet cartridge and
cell phones recycling program works. 
