BUSINESS
THE SUSTAINABLE ARGUMENT FOR BUSINESS PRINTERS Printers and ink cartridges are the last bastion of environmental accountability Thatâs according to Tony Harrison, managing director of Surrey-based Printercare. In 2021, Printercare created a business model that eliminates waste to landfill and saves customers money. In so doing it became a fully sustainable printer supply business.
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THREE REASONS WHY Last year, UK customers spent ÂŁ68 million on printers. Most of them will end up in landfill. Every year, 65 million printer cartridges are bought in the UK. When empty, 85% of them go to landfill. The polymer theyâre made of will take over 1,000 years to decompose. Demand for paper drives 14% of all deforestation. Thatâs 4.1 million hectares of forest destroyed annually.
