KAREN THOMPSON'S BLOG
Posted in business, Eco-friendly, environment, marketing, Technical on May 9th, 2012
Newer cartridges have chip technology which prevents the ink level read from working on refilled cartridges. All HP cartridges except #88 and #02 series, all Dell and Lexmark, Epson series 69 to 99. Canon cartridges can be reset and Brother does not have chips. Toner cartridges are not affected as new chips are readily available.
Posted in business, Eco-friendly, environment, marketing on Aug 23rd, 2011
The way many OEM’s design their cartridges discourages reuse and remanufacturing. It would benefit both the environment and consumers for the cartridges to be designed so that they can be reused more easily. Customers deserve the choice! No car manufacturers would be allowed to require consumers to buy its own brand of gasoline. Consumers deserve a choice and third-party suppliers and remanufacturers provide that option. Plus, many remanufacturers are small businesses employing workers from local communities, such as Cartridge World Newmarket does. Here are 3 great reasons to remanufacture print cartridges.
Posted in business, Eco-friendly, environment, marketing, Technical on Apr 21st, 2011
Here at Cartridge World, we try and stay on top of changing trends in the Printing world. Recently upon reviewing the newest Brother HL-2240 series, we were shocked to find out the following information.
Posted in business, Eco-friendly, environment on Oct 14th, 2010
Since July 2005, Cartridge World Newmarket has been helping local residents and businesses save money on their printer ink and toner cartridges. The demand for our products has continually risen. With a full-time staff of 4, we outgrew our 850 sq. ft unit and have recently relocated to a unit measuring 2,100 sq. ft.
Our new location is 16640 Yonge Street, on the west side, just south of Mulock.
Posted in business, Eco-friendly, environment on Jul 15th, 2010
Most have more than one life cycle – most inkjet cartridges can be refilled several times before having to purchase a new cartridge. Laser toner cartridges have components that are replaced in the remanufacturing process and toner cores can be used many times because of this.
Posted in business, Eco-friendly, environment on Jun 15th, 2010
Currently both OEM’s (original equipment manufacturers, HP, Canon, etc) and remanufacturing companies co-exist globally and so do their respective recycling programs. But OEM’s and the remanufacturing industry will always remain on opposite sides of the fence. It is for society to arrive at a conclusion as to which one is a better recycling option. An option that is economical, environmentally friendly and benefits society at large without compromising on both quality and output has to be selected. The recycling option that the customers and society eventually choose will be determined more by an environmental need than simply an economic need.
Posted in business, Eco-friendly, environment on Apr 21st, 2010
There was once a stigma against recycled paper. That it was too expensive or of lesser quality. Many believe that this is no longer the case. Letterhead, envelopes, business cards and labels are products that can be printed on recycled paper.
Posted in business, Eco-friendly, environment on Mar 23rd, 2010
With this increase of printers, comes an increase in printer cartridges, and the responsibility of disposing of them properly. Before we get into that, I wanted to give you some fast facts on printer cartridges and how they impact our environment.
Did you know that it takes about one gallon of oil to make a new laser cartridge. In North America alone, over 350 million cartridges per year are discarded in landfills and that number increases by about 12% annually. This is equivalent to throwing away 67,612 Ford Explorers a year.
Posted in business, Eco-friendly, environment on Mar 9th, 2010
Saving You Money at Newmarket Cartridge World If you have ever worked in an office you know how great a laser printer is. Great quality, reliability and quick prints. We have seen many of our residential customers move to laser printers for their home, when they do not care to have color but do want [...]
Posted in business, Eco-friendly, environment on Dec 2nd, 2009
Refilling is the most environmentally responsible way to re-use a cartridge and reduce its carbon footprint. Most cartridges are manufactured overseas. The cost of getting a new cartridge to you in North America is a tough one on the environment. Some people send their cartridges back to the manufacturer in those bags they provide, but even this is an extra cost to the environment. Keep your cartridges local, have them refilled locally and reduce the carbon footprint. Every recycled laser cartridge saves landfill sites approximately 1.5kgs of solid waste. Did you know cartridges in landfill can take up to 450 years or more to decompose?
