Recycle Ink Cartridges, The Rise and Fall of a Circular Economy

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Recycle Ink Cartridges, The Rise and Fall of a Circular Economy

Eric Sherman

As compatible ink and toners flood the U.S. market at lower prices through online retailers such as Amazon and Ebay, they devalue many used OEM cartridges that were once being recycled. Overseas compatible or generic printer cartridges are basically single-use plastics that can’t be remanufactured or refilled. These imported cartridges are causing a huge plastic waste issue in the U.S. and it is not being addressed.

New Year’s Resolution to Help the Planet

Eric Sherman

According to the Global E-Waste Monitor 2020 Report, by 2030, the world’s collective e-waste could grow to about 74.7 million tons. That’s roughly equivalent to eight times the weight of China’s Three Gorges Dam. The findings come from a partnership formed in 2017 between the United Nations International Telecommunication Union, the International Solid...

Printable Gift Tags Help Reduce Holiday Waste

Eric Sherman

Limit your holiday waste this year by printing these free printable holiday gift tags using eco-friendly DoorStepInk remanufactured in the USA ink cartridges. The holiday season is such a lovely time of year, but it also gets us thinking a lot about wastefulness. After all, we are about to enter...