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HP today announced it has partnered with the State of California to implement a print cartridge recycling and environmental printing program throughout State agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 500 tons per year after full implementation.(1)

The collaborative program couples print cartridge recycling with a unique rewards system that provides points toward upgrading printers to more efficient HP models. Piloted with the State Board of Equalization last year, the program begins with free return and recycling services for HP ink and toner cartridges through the HP Planet Partners program. If fully implemented statewide, the program would divert 100 tons of print cartridges from landfills annually.(2)

Additionally, as State agencies purchase and recycle HP print cartridges, they earn points with the HP PurchasEdge rewards program that can be used to accelerate their replacement of older printers with newer, more energy-efficient HP models – saving the state as much as $2 million per year.(3) HP also will provide a new tracking and reporting process so each participating agency will receive reports on its contributions toward statewide environmental performance goals.

Check out this news which illustrates how even the smaller things can make to your carbon footprint, to the impact your business has on the environment. Anything the vendors can do to help this has to be a good thing, recognizing that being ‘green’ can also be a business enabler, bringing return on investments or costs savings is the objective.

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