HP serves up second-hand printer cartridges
30 Jan 2008 | 16:30 GMT
At first-hand prices
INK VENDOR Hewlett-Packard celebrates the fact it is able to manufacture new ink cartridges from recycled cartridges and other stuff.
HP said it can use "post-consumer recycled plastics" in the production of new inkjet print cartridges. Post-consumer no less.
The firm reckons 200 million cartridges have been manufactured using its clever new recycling process. It said it used more than five million pounds of recycled plastic in its inkjet cartridges in 2007, and will use twice as much in 2008.
Using recycled content saves energy and keeps plastic out of landfills, said HP.
It also saves the ink maker money, but it doesn't claim to pass any savings on to the consumer who, pound for pound, pays more for ink for his printer than he spends on gold for the missus. µ
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