Environmental Calculator

Calculate how much you can reduce your environmental impact by returning your empty ink and toner cartridges so they can be reused through remanufacturing.

To get started, enter the number of ink and toner cartridges you use on an annual basis:

Numbers of Units Returned

Inks:

Toners:

Equivalencies of Greenhouse Gases Prevented

Annual greenhouse gas emissions frompassenger vehicles

CO2 emissions fromgallons of gasoline consumed

CO2 emissions frombarrels of oil consumed

CO2 emissions from the electricity use ofhomes for one year

CO2 emissions from the energy use ofhomes for one year

Carbon sequestered bytree seedlings grown for 10 years

Carbon sequestered annually byacres of pine or fir forests

CO2 emissions frompropane cylinders used for home barbeques

Greenhouse gas emissions avoided by recyclingtons of waste instead of sending it to the landfill

Average Weights (lbs)

Cartridge:

Plastic:

Aluminum:

Steel:

Copper:

Disclaimer: " Average ink and toner cartridge and material weights determined by a breakdown conducted in 2010 of all cartridges collected by CES. Greenhouse gas equivalencies determined by applying EPA's WARM Emission Factors and Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator to average weights. EPA's WARM Emission Factors and Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator last accessed 16May11."