The plastic used in manufacturing inkjet toner cartridges is made up of engineering-grade polymer plastics, which can take more than 1,000 years to decompose. Although no federal or state laws exist ...

UAB employees can now recycle used toner and ink cartridges by dropping them in Campus Mail. The new program aims to make recycling as easy as possible for employees, and, in return, UAB will receive ...

Lexmark International's Printing Solutions and Services Division, recently released the findings of a Life Cycle Assessment that looked into the environmental impact of discarded toner cartridges. The ...

Ink or toner cartridges used in many photocopiers, fax machines and printers are able to be recycled by simply replenishing the ink supply, and this fact creates a terrific opportunity to start a ...

Printer toner has been around since 1969. The first laser printer for commercial use appeared in 1976, and the first mass-market laser printer bumped off the dot-matrix printer in 1984. Today, ...

We often pay the most attention to our inkjet cartridges when they’re about to run out of ink. You can refill these cartridges an average of five to seven times before they need to be recycled.

Your Vox Membership goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership, we’ll give one to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you to support Vox’s journalism and ...

What should you do with a used inkjet cartridge? What should you do with a used inkjet cartridge? If you throw them in the rubbish bin they end up in landfill, which is not good environmental practice ...

Question: I have a number of used printer cartridges for which I'm seeking a home. I hate to throw them into the trash if some organization or the school system can use them for financial gain. I have ...