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There are few travesties in the history of the world as bad as the horrific environmental impact our current generation is having on the entire Earth. On the other hand, this can all be turned around starting with one product, for example a Samsung toner cartridge. This may seem like a hyperbole, but it in fact is not. Recycling has become a very common practice throughout the world, but it has not yet reached its tipping point—the point that it stops becoming something that people are forced to do or do out of guilt, or even an offhand though, and becomes an important part of everyone’s life.

As stated earlier, this can all start with one product. The example given was a Samsung toner cartridge, and although this might seem silly, it is actually the perfect example and the ideal place to start. This is because printer cartridges are not exactly unique in their construction and role, but do have very special characteristics. For instance, these cartridges are made of very high quality machined plastic that is often of industrial grade or even higher. Also, they require inordinate amounts of oil and other relatively expensive raw materials to produce.

But here is the important part: most printer cartridges are very readily and easily recyclable, refillable and reusable, or in some other way are about to be remanufactured. This is so important because over one billion are sold every year worldwide, and they can take over a thousand years to just partially biodegrade in a landfill. Unfortunately, a very small percentage of these products actually are recycled and remanufactured. Which leads to an unjustifiable amount of waste in landfills as well as wasted raw materials. So next time you run out of ink or toner in your printer, do your part and recycle the printer cartridge.