Let us give numbers to computer-related wastes we dump to our planet. How many computers do you think is manufactured everyday? How many printers? How many computers do a person buy over their lifetime? How many printers? How long is the lifespan of a computer before we dump them in junkyards? How many HP ink cartridges are recycles today?
Since I was in high school, I used 4 computers already. The first one I shared with my siblings. The second one was bought by my parents for my college dorm. The third one I bought using my first few months of salary. The last one that I have is a laptop.
I didn’t know what happened to the first computer. It was just wasn’t there anymore. The second computer is still in our house accumulating dust in the storage area. I gave my 3rd computer to my cousin who’s in college when I bought my laptop.
Now, the story of HP ink cartridges are a bit more complicated. I have been using my HP Deskjet printer since I was in college. It’s reliable although now there’s always the paper jam every other page I printed. Since I started using the printer, when the ink has run out, I discard the ink like I discard a banana peeling and then buy a new one.
It just made me realize how much the earth is burdened with HP in cartridges. Imagine how many people use HP printers and imagine how many of them run out of ink everyday. Those ink cartridges will go to our junkyards and will still be HP ink cartridges for another thousand and more years.
This is why I just realized why it’s a good idea go buy recycled ink cartridges. I was hesitant to buy because they say that the printer gets easily broken down. But a lot of people are already using them and so far their printers are still running smoothly.
So as not to burden the earth more, I will start using recycled HP ink cartridges. I hope there’s a more permanent solution to that but in the mean time, I think it will help a bit.
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