InkCycle is one of the popular remanufacturers of toner and inkjet cartridges in the United States. Many have commented that the company is making the world greener by recycling used cartridges that might otherwise end up in landfill. InkCycle Executive Vice President Brad Roderick agrees by saying, “At the end of the day, we are rebuilding on somebody else’s trash.” However, Roderick wants people to acknowledge that there comes a time when even remanufactured cartridges must die.
At InkCycle, simply recycling isn’t enough. The company is also quite conscious of the amount of waste it produces and takes significant measures to decrease its carbon footprint. One of the ways InkCycle reduces generated waste is through the usage of a filtration process for wastewater. Cleaning and processing ink cartridges takes a great deal of water and developing a filtration system makes good, solid sense. Yet this is just one way in which InkCycle is becoming sustainable. Another is the restructuring of its operating hours, switching from five regular days to four longer days, thereby saving energy.
When it comes to the remanufacture of the toner and inkjet cartridges, InkCycle has developed a way to modify the remanufacturing process so that products can be recycled more times, saving resources as well as money.
As with any company, financial savvy is important. According to Roderick, if sustainability is to have a long term impact, “it has to be based on financial considerations,” he says.
To learn more, go to: inkcycle.com
Source: Industry Week
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