HP Ink & Toner Recycling Program

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HP Ink Toner Recycling Program
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• HP has had a recycling program for electronic
  hardware since 1987 and has recovered over 2.3
  billion pounds of product that are reused or
  recycled. Our hats are off to HP for this effort
  due to the serious effects E-waste has had
  globally. Millions of tons of E-waste are
  collected and shipped off to third world
  countries and dumped for the locals to sort
  through and gather materials they can resell.

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• They get paid pennies for this labor and when
  they have recovered everything of worth, the town
  is left to deal with the waste. So for HP to help
  in this area is great, but what about HPs new
  Planet Partners program for recycling inkjets
  and toners? The program was started in 1991
  mainly to keep as many ink jet and toner
  cartridges out of the hands of the recycling
  industry.

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• HP does not want the consumer to have an
  alternative to their high-priced printer
  supplies. Yes they are recycling, but how? Are
  they recycling by reusing the empty ink jet and
  toner cartridges they get back? Did they
  implement this program for the good of the
  consumer? Lets look a little closer at what HP
  is doing with the emptys they get back.

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• When HP gets these emptys they put them through
  industrial shredders that destroys the cartridges
  as far as reusing them again as printer
  cartridges. HP does reuse the plastics to help
  them make new cartridges which is a good thing
  but wouldnt it be better to reuse the original
  cartridges until they are no longer useful for
  this purpose?

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• It takes much more energy to shred reform the
  plastic into new cartridges than it does to
  simply remanufacture them. To improve the chances
  that HP will get as many cartridges out of
  circulation they insert prepaid return shipping
  bags in each of the boxes their product comes in.

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• They also supply a toll free number an on line
  ordering site, all with free shipping packaging
  material. Sure does make everyone feel warm
  fuzzy thinking they are doing the right thing
  which is exactly what HP wants. HP has pushed
  hard to implement this program world-wide.

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• By HP dong their best to cut off the supply of
  emptys to the recycling industry, they are
  creating a man-made shortage of raw material,
  this is the real reason behind HPs recycling
  program.

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• Short supply of cartridges will drive the price
  up, put some of the players out of business and
  in the end drive up the prices of the
  remanufacted cartridges you the consumer buy.
  Talk about controlling the market.

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• If you really want to recycle and help to keep
  the cost of ink and toner down while giving you
  the consumer the choice of buying new or
  remanufactured then dont send your empties to HP
  or any of the other major manufactures of ink or
  toner cartridges.

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• Drop them off at your local printer supply store
  that specializes in remanufactured cartridges and
  they will make sure they get recycled properly so
  you the consumer will get the benefit.

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