While there are great ways to celebrate Earth Day this Saturday, April 22, we should be incorporating Earth-friendly practices in our daily lives. Earth Day shouldn’t be one day—we should uphold the values of this special day every day. So by all means, go out and volunteer, attend rallies and events, and educate yourself this Saturday. But use Earth Day as the foundation to start practicing more sustainable living every day of the week.

Regular readers will have read about our ongoing Food for the Poor program (FFTP); our way of recycling and turning your empty ink and toner cartridges into a full stomach! To recap, we at CompAndSave are collecting empty ink and toner cartridges by asking that you mail cartridge donations to our headquarters in Newark, California which are then sent on to GreenHippo.com, an e-waste recycling company located in LA, CA.

**| |** | ———————————————————————————————————— | | Image found at howardgardnerschool.com | If your current printer has stopped functioning properly and is causing you frustration then it is time to invest in a new one. While it might seem easier just to toss the old printer out for garbage collection, there are better options. At CompandSave we encourage recycling. We have shared numerous articles about how to recycle your ink cartridges but did you know you can also recycle your printer?

Image found at: www.computershopper.com Purchasing ink is not a cheap investment. One of the best ways to save is by using remanufactured or compatible third party products through sites like CompAndSave.com. In addition, there are a few simple and easy things you can do at home to cut down on the amount of ink being used, resulting in saving money. From adjusting your printer settings to taking another look at your designs, the tips below will help you extend the life of your ink cartridges.

30 million people work from home for at least one day a week. And why not? It’s one of the most environmentally-friendly options for working, saving 840 million gallons of gas because there is no commuting necessary. But even when you work from a home office, there are plenty of opportunities to go green. Here are our suggestions on how to create an environmentally conscious, even when working from home:

Here at CompandSave, we’re all about preserving the environment. That’s why we promote the use of remanufactured printer cartridges — they’re much better for the environment because they’re made from previously used cartridges. That’s recycling! There’s no need to create a brand new cartridge if a remanufactured/recycled printer ink cartridge works just as well! A lot of people have worries about using remanufactured ink cartridges. Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) cartridge manufacturers (in other words, companies that make cartridges and the printers they’re used with) try to persuade customers not to use remanufactured ink cartridges by saying to customers that using non-brand cartridges will violate their printer’s warranty.

Recycling has been a part of the printer ink cartridge industry for a long time, by way of remanufactured cartridges. Third party manufacturers restore cartridges from the usual wear and tear and reassemble them as brand-new printer ink cartridges. You can make your office a little more green by using remanufactured cartridges instead of OEM (original equipment manufacturer) cartridges. With remanufactured cartridges, you can conserve plastic and give printer ink cartridges a new life!