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REMANUFACTURED vs. OEM Laser Toner Cartridges
Are they "closer" than you think?

(AND...an editorial about the H U G E profit margin  portion of HP's financial statement - the other thing they'd rather you knew nothing about!)

• The E.P.A. stated that remanufactured products are "as good as new" in the May 1997 edition of its publication "Waste Wi$e Update".
• Remanufactured cartridged DO NOT affect printer warranties!  It is a violation of Federal Law 93-637 January 4, 1975 Section 102 Part C, to void a warranty for using a properly remanufactured toner cartridge!
• Companies such as FORD and UNION CARBIDE have enjoyed substantial savings in cartridge costs and disposal expenses since switching to the use of remanufactured toner cartridges.  (same edition as above).
• The use of remanufactured toner cartridges helps satisfy legislative mandates:  every state, more than 250 municipal or regional entities and hosts of private industries have policies mandating or favoring the purchase of remanufactured products.
• The industrial-grade plastic used in a typical cartridge takes at least 1,000 years to decompose (paper takes two weeks) and cannot be recycled efficiently.  Remanufacturers, in reducing waste and conserving materials, help divert almost 4,000 tons of engineering-grade polymers yearly from our rapidly diminishing landfill capacity.
• Companies that confer environmental benefits, on the average, enjoy a five-percent higher stock value.  These purchasers of remanufactured products foster goodwill among employees, customers and the community.  It speaks volumes about their corporate cultures and business philosophies.

EDITORIAL:

What they don't want you to know....

Hewlett Packard employs several licensees (i.e. Canon) to manufacture its Laser Toner cartridges.  As the exterior of HP's packaging indicates, (sometimes it's on an enclosure, it's always in small print!) their (sold as new) cartridges "may include parts recovered from (their) recycling program."  In other words, all of HP's cartridge manufacturing licensees are, to some extent, remanufacturers.

This product is then marketed at a suggested retail price that approximately quadruples HP's average cost of production.  Laser toner cartridges are the highest profit-margin item on HP's financial statements, by far dwarfing the figures generated by their enormous Computer and peripheral component division.

It is because of the excessive profits generated by this single line item that HP and other OEM Cartridge manufacturers turn a deaf ear to the complaints of environmental activists.  Consequently, legitimate cartridge remanufacturers, despite their contributions to a healthier ecology, are maligned by the OEM's because of the real threat to their bottom-lines.

Public perception is now changing.  There is a growing awareness that disposal of cartridges and the use of OEM-only product entail demonstrable egregious costs to both industry and ecology.  This process is being hastened by public awareness programs, spearheaded by such regulatory bodies as the Environmental Protection Agency.

This organization now recognizes, and is publicizing, the equivalence of a reliable remanufactured cartridge to the OEM in matters relating to longevity and quality of print.  The E.P.A., by way of emphasizing the significance of its findings, now recommends the use of remanufactured Laser Toner cartridges to ALL  of our U.S. Government agencies.

With Government purchasing agents leading the way, remanufactured products are gaining credibility and market share.  After all, if "remanufactured is just as good as new," then why not buy remanufactured?

Be sure to use the links at the side or below, to purchase HIGH QUALITY laser toner cartridges, inkjet, copier or fax supplies.