OfficeSupplyOutfitters, an online imaging supplies retailer, says that remanufactured cartridges save the environment and money. Using compatible brand ink cartridges, also known as generic cartridges, is one way of saving the environment. Carlsbad, CA (PRWeb) February 28, 2007 -- OfficeSupplyOutfitters, an online imaging supplies retailer, says that the growing amount of online sales of compatible brand third party toner and inkjet cartridges proves that our customers want to save money, but we would be surprised if they realized how the purchase of our supplies also helps the environment, something we all want to do. The second biggest office expense for a business is its toner and inkjet cartridge purchases. If those used up cartridges are renewed, we can redirect thousands of tons of waste from landfills annually as well as save businesses money. Purchasing compatible brand ink cartridges, is one way of cutting down on environmental pollution.

"Compatible brand toner cartridges and inkjet cartridges can save the consumer up to 50 percent less than OEM (original equipment manufacturer) supplies and a large percentage of original material used in manufacturing is conserved," says Mike Gardner, the company's president . "During the past ten years, the push to assure standardized quality of toner cartridges, has driven manufacturers to improve their products, and find new ways to remanufacture a higher percentage of every toner cartridge."

A total cartridge lab that tests and evaluates remanufactured toner cartridges to assure standardized quality has been functioning since July, 2001 at the National Center for Remanufacturing and Resource Recovery (NCR3) at Rochester Institute of Technology's Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (CIMS). Its mission is purported to help the remanufacturing industry design and construct standardized products to near-new condition with no adverse consequences to the environment.

Nabil Nasr, at NCR3 says, "Toner cartridge remanufacturing is a prime example of how economic prosperity and environmental conservation can work hand-in-hand--when it makes economic sense to do things environmentally, the system takes care of itself."

The toner cartridge remanufacturing industry continues to evolve internationally with thousands of companies employing tens of thousands of people yielding over a hundred million dollars in revenue in the U.S. alone.

"The remanufactured cartridge industry is one of the most significant reuse efforts in the country," says Timonie Hood, an environmental protection specialist for EPA Region 9 in California.

About Office Supply Outfitters
OfficeSupplyOutfitters has been an online retailer of compatible brand toner and inkjet cartridges since January 2001 and occupies office and warehouse space in Carlsbad, CA. Sales of their compatible toner are via their website at www.officesupplyoutfitters.com/lasprinsup.html and all other imaging supplies from their home page at www.officesupplyoutfitters.com.

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