If you think about how many homes in the USA have printers, the staggering amount of waste is apparent. Did you also know that it takes over 1000 years for cartridges to decompose in landfills? Currently, the U.S. recycles 28% of its waste. However, only 5% of empty printer cartridges are being recycled. This means that 95% of printer cartridges are being thrown away in household trash and, in turn, end up in our nations landfills. Do your part to protect our planet - reduce, reuse and recycle your printer cartridges and all plastics.