| Buying new laser toner cartridges can be | | | | damage or imperfections. In most cases, they |
| expensive and costly to the environment. HP | | | | are guaranteed to satisfy. |
| laser toner cartridges, as well as other brands, are | | | | Of course, some remanufacturers are better than |
| made from new plastic. | | | | others. A company might use cheap laser toner |
| The new plastic comes from petroleum. The | | | | rather than a high quality selection to refill a |
| petrochemical industry creates billions of dollars | | | | cartridge. |
| worth of polymers and plastics every day. The | | | | It is always a good idea to shop around. If you |
| big focus has been on reducing oil and gasoline | | | | are unhappy with the quality provided by one |
| usage, in order to reduce petroleum usage. | | | | remanufacturer, try another. It is worth your |
| But, by reducing the number of petrochemical | | | | time and effort to save fossil fuels, not to |
| products (plastics) that we use, we can reduce | | | | mention your hard-earned money. |
| petroleum usage, too. Some estimates indicate | | | | Every laser toner cartridge should be tested by |
| that remanufactured cartridges can save over | | | | the company and then sealed before being |
| 200 million gallons of oil, every year. | | | | shipped to your door. This is something that you |
| If you want a cheap laser toner cartridge, there is | | | | should be able to learn about at the |
| nothing less expensive than the remanufactured | | | | remanufacturer’s website. |
| varieties. They cost as much 60% less than the | | | | The big companies like HP and Dell might disagree, |
| “all new” OEM products. | | | | but people that have used the remanufactured ink |
| Supposedly, HP laser toner gives you more brilliant | | | | cartridges are happy with the quality and thrilled |
| colors than other brands. But, if you did a side | | | | with the price. We also like to go |
| by side comparison between something printed | | | | “green” in every way possible. |
| with a new cartridge and one printed with a | | | | If you are like us, you have recycling bins for |
| remanufactured cartridge, you would be hard | | | | plastic, aluminum, glass and other items. You |
| pressed to tell the difference. Some people pick | | | | spend a great deal of time sorting through these |
| the remanufactured print, every time. | | | | products, because you believe recycling is |
| Although the remanufactured cartridges cost less, | | | | important. |
| the highest quality inks and toners are used. The | | | | Instead of buying a new cheap laser toner |
| quality is much higher than what you get in the | | | | cartridge from some off-brand company, try a |
| do-it-yourself refill kits. | | | | remanufactured one this time. You’ll be glad |
| The remanufacturers take the used cartridges | | | | that you did. |
| and clean them thoroughly. They check for | | | | |