ADVISORY, April 19, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
WHAT: If your media outlet is seeking a home and business-friendly recycling story angle, you are invited to visit your local Cartridge World store. There you can see a demonstration on how printer cartridges are remanufactured and prepared for sales. Media is invited to visit their local Cartridge World store for a behind-the-scenes look at the cartridge recycling process.
COOL SUPPORTING STATS:
- It takes about a gallon of oil to make a new laser cartridge. Recycled cartridges use none.
- Almost 8 cartridges are thrown away per second in the United States alone.
- In North America alone, over 350 million cartridges per year are discarded in our landfills, and that number increases by 12 percent annually.
- Every remanufactured laser cartridge saves nearly 2.5 pounds of metal & plastic waste from being deposited in landfills.
- A laser cartridge thrown into landfill can take up to 450 years to decompose. Some components made of industrial grade plastics will take over a thousand years to decompose.
- 70 percent of used printer cartridges throughout the world are currently being thrown out.
- In one year, if the world's discarded cartridges were stacked end-to-end; they would circle the earth over three times.
WHEN: Earth Day –Sunday, April 22, 2012
WHERE: Your local Cartridge World store. Locations can be found at http://www.cartridgeworld.com/StoreFinder.aspx.
MEDIA CONTACT: Jennifer Jaacks, Fishman Public Relations, (847) 867-4454 x262 or jjaacks@fishmanpr.com
Cartridge World is the leading ink and toner refilling retailer and franchisor in the $80 billion printer cartridge industry. Cartridge World stores offer customers a tremendous cost-saving alternative to buying new printer cartridges, offering a 30-40 percent discount over full-priced OEM cartridges. Cartridge World offers a 100-percent satisfaction guarantee. The company refills and remanufactures printer cartridges, using state-of-the-art processes and high quality inks and toners. Voted No.1 in the category by Entrepreneur Magazine, Cartridge World has more than 1,700 franchised retail locations in 50 countries. For more information call (888) 99-REFILL or visit http://www.CartridgeWorld.com
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