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All About the Empties! Cartridge
Recycling Programme
If you've ever wondered what happens to empty
printer cartridges, 80-90% of them end up in landfills. The
Empties! Cartridge Recycling Programme helps to
reduce this waste by intercepting them before they reach the office
rubbish bin.
After collection, the empty cartridges
are professionally remanufactured. This process
enables the empty inkjet or toner cartridge to be carefully restored
back to its original performing condition and made available for
reuse. The plastic housing and many internal parts of the
cartridges are able to be reused (Re-use is the
best form of recycling!), thus
preventing them from entering a landfill where they'll take
centuries to break down.
When done
professionally, the resulting products
match the performance and quality of the original
cartridges. They often cost up to 30-60% less than
original (OEM) cartridges. But the best thing is
that they are environmentally friendly!
Cartridge remanufacturing is
the superior recycling choice because:
- The process of remanufacturing
employs local labour;
- Every cartridge remanufactured
conserves up to 4 litres of oil;
- Remanufacturing reduces the
need for New Zealand to import finished goods from other
countries;
- The remanufacturing industry
adds value to items that are usually
discarded;
- Cartridge remanufacturing prevents
thousands of empty cartridges from ending up
in New Zealand's landfills;
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