Recycling Facts:

• Every year 300 million cartridges end up in landfills

• Almost eight cartridges are thrown away in the U.S. every second...almost 700,000 cartridges/day

• It takes almost 3.5 quarts of oil to produce one laser cartridge

• A half gallon of oil is saved each time a laser cartridge is remanufactured

• A cartridge takes at least 1,000 years to decompose

• On average, Americans purchase a new cell phone every 18 months

• It is estimated that 500 million phones (weighing 250,000 tons) could be  headed for landfills if they are not recycled.