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Many consumers understand how hp ink recycling on their end helps to prevent environmental damage. By simply inserting used printer cartridges into the envelopes that HP includes in every box of cartridges sold and leaving the envelopes in their outgoing mail, the average ink user helps to keep toxic e-waste out of the landfills. Consumers can also avail themselves of various free services offered by non-profit organizations devoted to helping people recycle their e-waste, supporting community endeavors (like afterschool projects) in the process.

That’s all well and good, but what about environmentally friendly acts on the Hewlett Packard’s end? What has this mega corporation done for the earth lately? Well, according to some sources, HP has been working hard to be deserving of the accolades its garnered in the international press for being one of the world’s greenest companies. In particular, in 2007 HP redesigned the packaging for its ink cartridges to be more environmentally friendly, resulting in a mega reduction of green house gases. According to HP, in 2007 alone this change reduced its emissions of greenhouse gases by around thirty seven million pounds, which is akin to keeping three thousand, six hundred cars off the road for an entire year.

Part of the reason behind this huge savings in noxious emissions is the fact that the cartridge packaging now requires about fifteen million pounds less of materials than it did before. Packaging also now mostly consists of earth-friendly, easily biodegradable cardboard and paperboard, as opposed to the very environmentally unfriendly polyvinyl chloride plastic, or PVC.

The benefits of the new packaging extend beyond HP as an organization. The savings will also be passed on to distributors and retailers, who will find the new packages more space-efficient, thus allowing them more room in their trucks and shelves and, hence, fewer trips needed to pick up more stock.

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