You`ll Save Money While Saving The Environment.
By having your empty inkjet cartridge refilled, you’ll end up saving as much as 50% off the cost of buying a brand new cartridge. And as impressive as that is, there’s an even greater saving to be had…the environment.
Every year over 300 million inkjet cartridges are thrown away. Stacked from end to end, this would cover a distance of over 24,000 miles—enough to circle the earth. In terms of weight, this is equivalent to over 30,000 African elephants. As you can imagine, this represents an enormous amount of unnecessary landfill space. Last year alone Island Ink-Jet saved almost 2 million cartridges from landfills by refilling and recycling them.
Having your empty inkjet cartridge refilled not only reduces the burden on landfills, but it will have a positive impact on the world’s resources and reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses and other pollutants released into the atmosphere. That’s because it requires approximately 2.5 ounces of oil to manufacture a single inkjet cartridge.
So, even if your main reason for refilling is to save some money, you can still feel good about the contribution you’ll make to the world’s most precious resource—our environment.
Warnings of climate change are escalating and scientists believe that climate change is becoming an international crisis. Each of us can contribute to the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through our individual choices. Here`s a list of ten things you can do, as suggested by the recent film "An Inconvenient Truth". By doing these ten simple things, you can significantly reduce your own CO2 emissions. By encouraging others to do the same, you can do even more.
| What You Can Do To Slow Down Global Warming | Personal Benefit And Cost Savings | Environmental Benifit CO2 Reduction |
| Change regular light bulbs to compact fluorescent bulbs | Save money on your electricity bill | 150 lbs per year |
| Car pool, use public transit or human powered transportation | Save money on fuel, get exercise, meet people | 1 lb per mile |
| Recycle ½ of your household waste | Reduce landfill waste, conserve natural resources | 2400 lbs per year |
| Properly inflate your tires | Improve your mileage | 20 lbs for each gallon of gas saved |
| Use a low flow shower head | Save money on water heating costs | 350 lbs per year |
| Use a warm or cold water wash for laundry | Save even more money on your water heating costs | 500 lbs per year |
| Avoid excessive packaging | Reduce your household waste by 10% | 1200 lbs per year |
| Lower your thermostat by 2 degrees in winter and raise it 2 degrees in summer | Save money on your heating costs | 2000 lbs per year |
| Plant a tree | Renew natural resources, enhance landscape, provide habitat | 2000 lbs over the life of the tree |
| Turn off electronics when not in use | Reduce electricity costs | 1000s of lbs per year |
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