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The expensive and complete all-in-one print cartridge used in offices
throughout the UK solved a major problem for users many years ago as
printer designers grouped a range of short-life components together with
a quantity of imaging toner, into a plastic casing and sold it to users
as a combined toner re-charge and service pack. In effect, by changing
the cartridge, the user replenished the depleted toner and, very
importantly, carried out a service operation by replacing as one unit,
many of the necessary printer cogs, blades and sensors, which a service
engineer would have previously changed.
However, the user noted several things; the first was how expensive
the all-in-one cartridge was to buy, secondly it seemed such a waste to
throw away what often seemed like 'half the printer', and thirdly, he or
she noted the environmental impact of discarding large volumes of
precious materials which have a limited availability on planet earth.
The response to all three issues was to recycle the cartridge and
over the next 20 years, an industry has developed which now recycle up
to 30% of all printer cartridges. Some are recycled by the printer
manufacturers and are re-sold as 'new'. Others - the majority - are
recycled by Remanufacturing Companies.
All Reconditioned Cartridges supplied by Ergo incorporate most of the
rigid plastic casing, cogs and bracing, replacing only parts which are
unlikely to survive a further print cycle. A new toner charge is also
added.
Major parts, which cannot be reused - such as the aluminium imaging
drums - are simply recycled and do not end their life as landfill.
In purchasing reconditioned cartridges from Ergo, the discerning end
user is making a significant contribution to preserving finite global
resources of oil derived polymers, and also metals, particularly
precious aluminium. With over 150,000 reconditioned cartridges sold in
the UK alone every month, the positive environmental impact is
considerable
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