How does using a recycled toner cartridge help support my local economy?
Have you ever read the labels on your new toner cartridge? You know the part about, “Made in Japan from foreign and domestic components?” This is not good, because they take your empty cartridge, pay to ship it to Japan, pay the Japanese workers to recycle it, pay for shipping back to the United States, then sell it back to you as a new cartridge! (You know what though? The dirty secret is most of this work actually gets done in China for slave wages. It’s sad our government even lets these American corporations do this!) This costs a lot of money! And you pay for this! We earn money here and spend it here. When you do this, you support our local economy. Each toner cartridge equals about 1/2 quart of your oil. Do you know where that oil comes from? Not here! By recycling your toner cartridge, you are helping reduce our country’s dependency on foreign oil.
