Is Your Printer Recycling Actually Making a Difference?
Most businesses know they should recycle their printer consumables. Fewer know what actually happens to a cartridge once it leaves the office, or whether their current supplier is doing anything meaningful with it at all.
A smarter approach to printer consumables
Under a properly managed print service, consumables are handled with a clear process rather than left to chance:
- Toner and cartridges are collected specifically for recycling or remanufacturing, rather than placed in general waste
- Cartridges are only ordered when genuinely needed, based on actual usage monitored remotely, reducing the stockpiling that often happens when reordering is left to guesswork
- Where available, remanufactured or refilled cartridges are used, extending the useful life of existing materials rather than manufacturing new ones
One less thing for Office Managers to manage
For an Office Manager, this also removes a recurring low-value task: nobody needs to track toner stock levels, notice a cartridge is running low, or place an order at the last minute. Devices report their own consumable levels, and replacements are supplied proactively.
A practical way to reduce your environmental impact
The environmental benefit is real, but so is the practical one. Consumables management is one of the easiest parts of managed print to get right, and one of the most visible ways to demonstrate genuine environmental credentials, rather than a general commitment to trying to be greener.
Make your print environment more sustainable
Get in touch with our team to find out how managed print can help you manage consumables more efficiently and reduce waste.
