The Hidden Cost of New Laser Toner Cartridges

Buying new laser toner cartridges can bedamage or imperfections.  In most cases, they
expensive and costly to the environment.  HPare guaranteed to satisfy.  
laser toner cartridges, as well as other brands, areOf course, some remanufacturers are better than
made from new plastic.others.  A company might use cheap laser toner
The new plastic comes from petroleum.  Therather than a high quality selection to refill a
petrochemical industry creates billions of dollarscartridge.  
worth of polymers and plastics every day.  TheIt is always a good idea to shop around.  If you
big focus has been on reducing oil and gasolineare 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 petrochemicaltime and effort to save fossil fuels, not to
products (plastics) that we use, we can reducemention your hard-earned money.
petroleum usage, too.  Some estimates indicateEvery laser toner cartridge should be tested by
that remanufactured cartridges can save overthe 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 isshould be able to learn about at the
nothing less expensive than the remanufacturedremanufacturer’s website.
varieties.  They cost as much 60% less than theThe 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 brilliantcartridges are happy with the quality and thrilled
colors than other brands.  But, if you did a sidewith 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 aIf you are like us, you have recycling bins for
remanufactured cartridge, you would be hardplastic, aluminum, glass and other items.  You
pressed to tell the difference.  Some people pickspend 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.  TheInstead of buying a new cheap laser toner
quality is much higher than what you get in thecartridge 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 cartridgesthat you did.
and clean them thoroughly.  They check for