Save the Planet.
Reducing ink consumption means reducing the number of cartridges made and dumped. PretonSaver saves you money and protects our planet.
The Ink-onvenient Truth
One and a half billion ink cartridges and 350 million laser cartridges are dumped every year, a figure that increases by 12% every year.
It takes nearly a gallon of fossil oil to produce one laser cartridge and 2.5 ounces of oil to manufacture one ink cartridge, not counting the energy required in the production process.
Each toner cartridge becomes 3.5 pounds of solid waste.The total weight of these cartridges is equivalent to the weight of 112,463 Volkswagen Beetles per year.
The typical cartridge is composed of 40% plastic, 40% metal and smaller percentages of rubber, paper, foam and toner. Dumped in the landfill, it can take up to 450 years to decompose.
We can make a difference.
Use PretonSaver: optimizing ink and toner consumption means fewer cartridges need to be manufactured. Up to 70% less!
Recycle: recycle your used cartridges. For help with recycling go to Earth911.
Print less: only print what you really need to.
