Reduce your carbon footprint with Cartridge World Cleveland
Published Jan. 30, 2008

Josie and Anthony Elbiry of Cartridge World Cleveland

Cartridge World North America has announced that its customers will help avoid 1 million pounds of carbon emissions annually by reusing printer cartridges instead of buying new.

This is the equivalent of taking almost 100 passenger cars off the road for one year and recycling 150 tons of waste instead of depositing it in a landfill.

The average carbon dioxide footprint of Cartridge World ink and toner operations is 40 percent lower that what may be expected from OEM cartridges. “Not only do we extend the life of a useful printer cartridge,” says Cartridge World North America CEO Burt Yarkin, “we do so with more local content than the OEM’s, which is more environmentally friendly.”

The carbon dioxide reduction of transportation-related carbon dioxide is over 70 percent for toners specifically.

Why?
The study, performed by Brown and Wilmanns Environmental, LLC, estimates the transport-related carbon dioxide emissions of transporting original equipment manufacturer cartridges from overseas productions facilities to U.S. retailers versus refilling or remanufacturing those cartridges locally at a Cartridge World store. “Just like food, anything coming to the final consumer from within a couple of hundred miles is going to be far more ecologically efficient than goods shipped over thousands of miles,” says Josie Elbiry, owner of the Kamm’s Plaza location.

In addition to reducing product transport emissions, Cartridge World customers also keep cartridges out of landfills and reduce the need for manufacturing.  Both of these results conserve resources and energy, reducing your environmental footprint.

Businesses or individuals who wish to see pricing on their cartridges or those interested in seeing their school or church begin a recycling program can call or stop by the Kamm’s Plaza location for details. (tel) (216) 251-6300.

What else?
Cartridge World at Kamm’s Plaza recycles all internally used papers, plastics and metals.

Cartridge World at Kamm’s Plaza currently runs recycling programs with nearly 20 different schools, churches and businesses.

Cartridge World at Kamm’s Plaza currently spends at least 10 percent of its monthly grocery budget on local and organic foods.

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