Why do we bother talking about landfills when we’re selling printer cartridges and computer and printer services? Because every small “green” thing we all can do makes a difference.
For example, using recycled printer cartridges saves the equivalent volume of an elephant in waste from landfills every week.
So, other than the tree-huggers, who cares about that?
As it turns out, a lot of people care because every community has a landfill that is a potential hazard to the health of its citizens.
Landfills can cause methane gas problems, other odors, smoke, dust, litter, pests; not to mention some of the sites that have been linked to cancers, leukemia and other deadly diseases. So, landfills are not an easy problem to deal with because of our hugely wasteful nation of consumers.
As noted in one Landfill blog, “Much more could be done to reduce and recycle the waste we produce and small changes can make a big difference. Recycling uses much less energy and raw materials than making new products. Please support recycling and practice it yourself.”
To that, I say “Amen” and would add that recycling printer cartridges through Laser Plus also supports the local business economy.
It’s time to go “green.” Mary
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