Friday 27 November 2015

Cartridge Recycling Can Help Protect The Environment

By Armando Rodriguez


Our environment is in a huge need of sustainable development. With the growth of the industries the growth of the waste materials has also increased. This plays a very vital role in maintaining the earth's absorbing capacity. There is a need for reducing the waste materials that are produced so often to protect the earth measures. One such step is the introduction of recycling printing cartridges. Recycling cartridges have a very positive impact on the environment.

Recycling cartridges should be a matter of concern. Every second person in this technological influenced era tends to have a computer at home. Almost all of them have their own personal printer. The more a person uses a printer the more number of printing cartridges is used every year. In all total a person uses an average of 3-4 cartridges per year which are considered to be waste after its usage. Recycling the following used cartridges we can have solve two problems. 1. It reduces the waste materials all the cartridges are recycled and new ones are produced from it. 2. It also save lot of money as recycling prevents the production of new cartridges.

Dumping is one of the oldest methods of waste disposal. In this method, a big pit is made and all the waste materials are dumped into it. These results in a number of pollution, such as ground water pollution, the substances also emit greenhouse gases and also spread number of diseases. Recycling printer cartridges also prevents such landfilling of waste materials.

It also has some economic effects. A completely new toner cartridge is prepared by using several industrial polymers, which also include carbon as a major part. The process of preparation also involves oil, a small amount of heat sensitive plastic and also aluminium is used. The materials are very expensive and therefore it is considered to be an economic harm when they are thrown in the landfill sites after use.

Recycling cartridges also reduces the pressure of decomposition on the environment. The decomposition is a very slow process. The cartridges are made of several constituents like plastics, which are made from combining number of polymers. The polymers also have carbon atoms that hold them together. The carbon atoms hold the polymers strongly, as results it becomes difficult to convert them into smaller particles for decomposition.

Recycling of cartridges is a very important and a necessary step it has several benefits towards the environment. For example, it helps to conserve the energy that is used in the preparation of new cartridges. Recycling cartridges is easier and less expensive compared to creation of new cartridges. Recycling is even cost effective as it saves a lot of money on raw materials required to make new cartridges. The dumping of the cartridges results in the emission of carbon dioxide.Recycling prevents dumping of toner cartridges and in turn prevents the emission of harmful gases.

Used cartridges are one of the major causes of the pollution. Recycling cartridges also prevent land, water and air pollution. Excluding the cartridges form the waste materials prevents a lot of health and environmental hazards.

Trees help us for oxygen supply and reducing the cutting down of trees will help us to have more air to breathe. Therefore, recycling plays a very integral part in protecting the environment and recycling cartridges is a major step toward sustainable development.




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