PDME GOES GREEN
Every day thousands of printer, fax and copier cartridges needlessly end up in landfills. We are doing our part to keep our planet clean and green - we hope you'll help!
To learn how you can recycle your printer, fax and copier cartridges please call 1.800.723.3345 or email service@pdme.comCartridge Recycling Facts
- The plastic in each cartridge never decomposes.
- 5 ounces of oil are used for every inkjet cartridge produced.
- 3 1/2 quarts of oil are used for every laser cartridge produced.
- Approximately 90% of these printing cartridges are recyclable but only 20% are being recycled.
- Excess ink and toner can filter into our water supply.
- According to recent federal reports, 53.7 million homes have computers; many of those homes have printers. Families toss out, on average, 3 to 4 inkjet cartridges per year. There are literally millions of these thrown away on a daily basis, and that's not including the cartridges from small businesses and large corporations.
- 1.5 million cartridges go into landfills each month.
- 95% of all inket cartridges are thrown away. That's more than 1,000,000 a day - 5,000 tons of plastic and metal tossed into landfills every month.
