HP serves up second-hand printer cartridges
At first-hand prices
INK VENDOR Hewlett-Packard celebrates the fact it is able to manufacture new ink cartridges from recycled cartridges and other stuff.
HP said it can use "post-consumer recycled plastics" in the production of new inkjet print cartridges. Post-consumer no less.
The firm reckons 200 million cartridges have been manufactured using its clever new recycling process. It said it used more than five million pounds of recycled plastic in its inkjet cartridges in 2007, and will use twice as much in 2008.
Using recycled content saves energy and keeps plastic out of landfills, said HP.
It also saves the ink maker money, but it doesn't claim to pass any savings on to the consumer who, pound for pound, pays more for ink for his printer than he spends on gold for the missus. µ
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Enviromental advantages
HP and other companies all want to jump on the "green-PR-bandwagon". It is a very good move to recycle, but customers should be encouraged by passing the manufacturing savings down the distribution chain.But I did have some environmental success with HP lately. I bought a Vista laptop, which was such a dog that I asked them if I could load Linux on it. They approved this, saying that my hardware warranty would not be affected. Now it runs very fast for almost 6 hours on a charge and is a joy to use, whereas on Vista it only ran for about 3.5 hours while torturing me. This policy was stated to apply to US and Canada, for dual-boot installations. So go ahead, load a penguin, save the planet!