Posts Tagged ‘green ink’
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
InkCycle, grenk show how to produce zero-waste ink and toner; cut down e-waste
A lot of hard work goes into staying green and reducing a carbon footprint. Just ask the dedicated green individuals over at InkCycle.
When InkCycle set out to create the grenk line of recycled ink and toner cartridges, it took a lot of dedicated individuals to design a truly unique and green product. Here’s InkCycles inside look at what it takes to recycle ink and toner cartridges.
Company Announces Ink Cartridge Recycling Index – The most popular videos are here
Monday, June 1, 2009
Would you Consider Buying Remanufactured Ink and Toner Cartridges?
Should You Use Remanufactured Ink Cartridges?
Here is a great article that explains the benefits of using remanufactured ink cartridges.
What Are Remanufactured Ink Cartridges?
These cartridges, sometimes called “recycled ink cartridges”, are used cartridges that have gone through a multi-step process that culminates with their being recharged with fresh printers ink.
When you purchase a remanufactured ink cartridge from a reputable dealer, initially it will be cleaned thoroughly. Then it’s filled with high quality printer ink. After being filled its internal pressure is checked. Only then is it inspected for potential leaks.
Once these cartridges have passed these regimens they are tested to ensure that they function optimally.
If the cartridge passes all its tests and meets all the necessary standards it is considered to be a remanufactured ink cartridge and is offered for sale.
A properly remanufactured cartridge that has been through these rigorous tests will not adversely affect your ink jet printer. It will work as well, and some say even better, than an original equipment manufacturer cartridge. That’s because the quality of printers ink used to refill it can even be of a higher standard.
What Are the Benefits of Using Remanufactured Ink Cartridges?
There are a couple of major benefits for using a remanufactured cartridges instead of an OEM cartridge.
1. Your most obvious benefit is that it will save you a lot of money. Recycled cartridges cost considerably less than original equipment manufacturer cartridges. You can actually save 50% or more when you purchase these cartridges.
If you or your company does a lot of printing this can amount to very significant savings over the course of time. Your print quality should not suffer because most remanufacturers guarantee superior quality.
2. The next benefit may seem altruistic, but it is undeniable that using remanufactured cartridges is ecologically sound. Unfortunately, every year countless millions of ink cartridges are dumped into landfills. Residual ink can leak out of these cartridge and cause pollution.
Also, since these cartridges are primarily made of plastic and metal, they will not degrade. They will take up space in landfills for perhaps generations to come. And, depending on where you live, available space for landfills has either been overtaxed and / or is unavailable.
Buying remanufactured ink cartridges is a win-win situation for you, your company, and the environment.
So, now you know the benefits? Would you consider buying remanufactured ink cartridges?
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
By the Numbers…Carbon Neutronics™ Certified
Of course, it’s one thing to say you’re doing something environmentally responsible. It’s another thing to prove it.
That’s why we created the Carbon Neutronics Index. It’s a proprietary software program that we share with those who purchase and use grenk products. It helps customers calculate the tonnage they’re keeping out of landfills by choosing grenk.
Far too many businesses don’t get the credit they deserve for their exo-initiative. The Carbon Neutronics Index makes it easy to track and record the effect one company can make in reducing landfill waste and keeping cartridges in circulation for reuse.
It’s also a great tool for comparing the cost difference of using remanufactured grenk cartridges over original manufacturer print cartridges, and can provide measurable case studies to help customers build support for other environmental initiatives while improving their bottom line.
Carbon Neutronics™ is made up of three words: Carbon + Neutral + Electronics. CNI makes it easy to track and record the effect one company can make in reducing landfill waste and keeping cartridges in circulation for reuse. The Carbon Neutronics™ Index was created to provide companies with an accurate account of their potential e-waste that has been diverted by using grenk™ products.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
InkCycle was Green Before Green was Cool.
Reported by: Mark Clegg for NBC Action News
When it comes to living green, there’s a lot more to it than just recycling. A Metro company built their business on that 16 years ago, but they’re still looking for ways to improve the environment today.
InkCycle takes used toner and inkjet cartridges and rebuilds them.
“We take them and put them through a real extensive process,” explains InkCycle’s President and Chief Executive Servant Rick Krska. “We then clean them and refill them, repackage them, and deliver them back through resellers to customers.”
The company has come a long way since 1992 when Krska started with one clear mission — to keep electronic clutter out of our landfills.
“We were kind of green before green was cool,” Krska laughs.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
InkCycle in Industry Week: Putting Waste to Work
Putting Waste to Work
Forget the landfill. Manufacturers are getting better at finding ways to reuse their waste.
By Jill Jusko
Print Cartridges Get New Life
For InkCycle, a remanufacturer of toner and print cartridges, one could argue that it is inherently green in that it reuses spent cartridges that might otherwise end up in a landfill. That’s certainly true, at least in part, says Brad Roderick, executive vice president. “At the end of the day, we are rebuilding on somebody else’s trash.” He points out, however, that even remanufactured products at some point reach the end of their usable life.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
The grenk Process: Let’s Start Fresh
Take a look at what makes the grenk process green:
Boxes are made from the highest available content of recycled material and are chain-of-custody certified.
No tape! A proprietary pad and re-usable clips eliminate the need for tape.
Storage bags are made from a new oxygen-degradable polyethylene film that begins degrading in months instead of hundreds of years like standard bags.
Storage clips are returned for reuse or recycling.
Air pillows not only protect our cartridges, they reduce the amount of plastic we use.
We test-print every cartridge before we ship it. Those test sheets are then shredded and reused to fill the storage bags.
All components that aren’t reusable are placed into a best-practices recycling stream. Nothing is thrown away.
Blades, gears and OPC Drums are reconditioned and reused whenever possible.
It’s one thing to recycle a print cartridge. InkCycle’s been doing that since 1992. But with grenk, we recycled the entire process, finding new ways to make our cartridges-and our entire business-more eco-friendly and sustainable.