Environmental Calculator

Instructions

Enter the number of ink and toner cartridges returned by a cartridge recycling program user into the Data Input section to calculate the impact of reusing those cartridges.

Data Input (# of Units Reused)

Inks:

Toners:

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Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies

Annual greenhouse gas emissions frompassenger vehicles

CO2 emissions fromgallons of gasoline consumed

CO2 emissions frombarrels of oil consumed

CO2 emissions fromtanker trucks’ worth of gasoline

CO2 emissions from the electricity use ofhomes for one year

CO2 emissions from the energy use ofhomes for one year

Carbon sequestered bytree seedlings grown for 10 years

Carbon sequestered annually byacres of pine or fir forests

Carbon sequestered annually byacres of forest preserved from deforestation

CO2 emissions frompropane cylinders used for home barbeques

CO2 emissions from burningrailcars’ worth of coal

Greenhouse gas emissions avoided by recyclingtons of waste instead of sending it to the landfill

Annual CO2 emissions ofcoal fired power plants

Total Weight (lbs)

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Disclaimer: "Average ink and toner cartridge and material weights determined by a breakdown conducted in 2020 of all cartridges collected by Clover Imaging Group. Greenhouse gas equivalencies determined by applying EPA's WARM Emission Factors and Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator to average weights. EPA's WARM Emission Factors and Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator last accessed 4March2020."