Did you know that when a toner cartridge is thrown away, this non-biodegradable waste can sit idle in landfill for up to 1,000 years? Recycling toner cartridges and buying from those who remanufacture (like new OWA which is new to Winc) is a great way to avoid this waste and support the circular economy.
How else can you print more sustainably? We asked Lana Chegodaev, Category Manager for Technology at Winc, for her top tips.
Tip 1: Do more with less
When printing drafts for review ensure you do more with less by:
1. Reducing your margins to include more text on each page.
2. Printing in ‘draft’ mode to reduce ink usage.
3. Printing in black and white mode.
4. Printing double sided.
Tip 2: Care for your cartridges
For many offices, investing in toner cartridges is a significant purchase. Get the most out of your cartridges by following the below steps:
1. Cartridges need to be used. To avoid deterioration, make sure you’re printing at least once a month.
2. Store cartridges in a dark, dry and cool place. And never set up your printer near a heater.
3. Open the cartridge cap only at the last moment before inserting into the printer.
4. Use oldest cartridges before the most recent ones.
Tip 3: Recycle your used cartridges
Your empty cartridges are valuable.
1. Join a recycling program to recycle toner cartridges in your workplace.
2. When you recycle, you create opportunities for remanufacturing which gives your toner cartridges a second life.
Tip 4: Choose OWA
1. OWA products are made from 92% recycled content (packaging excluded). Zero plastic packaging is used by OWA – no air bags or plastic pockets. OWA boxes are printed using vegetable-based ink and aqueous varnish (no solvents).
2. When cartridges are remanufactured by OWA, more than 75% of the components (excluding toner powder) are reused. The other materials are recovered as secondary raw materials or made into office accessories. Nothing is wasted! The environmental impact is therefore reduced by 25 to 40% compared to the production of a new cartridge.
3. Quality is involved at every level throughout the product’s lifecycle. OWA is the only toner cartridge brand that is QualiCert certified. OWA is also certified by two ecolabels: NF Environment and Ecolabel Nordic.
“We’re pleased to now be offering OWA, a leading brand of remanufactured toner cartridges to help customers reduce their environmental footprint. The OWA principles align well with Winc’s. Both organisations recognise the importance of making conscious efforts to recycle more, reduce waste and work towards a more sustainable future,” said Lana Chegodaev.
OWA remanufactured cartridges are designed and tested according to the same international standards as original brands so customers can be confident in OWA’s page yields and performance. Once you’re done, please recycle with a program like Close the Loop.
See the full range of OWA Cartridges available, here.
