HP announces recycled engineering breakthrough

Office Solutions, Apr 2008

HP recently announced that it has developed an engineering breakthrough that enables die use of postconsumer recycled plastics in the production of new Original HP ink jet print cartridges. More than 200 million cartridges have been manufactured using the process thus far. HP used more than 5 million pounds of recycled plastic in its ink jet cartridges last year, and the company is committed to using twice as much in 2008.

The company's recycling process facilitates the combination of multiple sources and grades of recycled plastics-from everyday water bottles to highly technical HP ink jet cartridges. The amount of recycled content in these HP ink jet cartridges may vary between 70 to 100 percent of the total plastic used, but the reliability results for each product are stringently tested and consistent across the lineup, according to HP.