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)
Total Reduction of
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Pounds of CO2
The Annual greenhouse gas emissions from
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passenger vehicles
The CO2 emissions from
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gallons of gasoline consumed
The CO2 emissions from
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barrels of oil consumed
The CO2 emissions from
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tanker trucks’ worth of gasoline
The CO2 emissions from the electricity use of
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homes for one year
The CO2 emissions from the energy use of
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homes for one year
The Carbon sequestered by
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tree seedlings grown for 10 years
The Carbon sequestered annually by
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acres of pine or fir forests
The Carbon sequestered annually by
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acres of forest preserved from deforestation
The CO2 emissions from
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propane cylinders used for home barbeques
Plastic (lbs):
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Aluminum (lbs):
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Steel (lbs):
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Copper (lbs):
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Other Metals (lbs):
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Other (lbs):
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Total Weight (lbs): 0
Disclaimer: Calculations based on a 2020 breakdown by material type of all cartridges collected by Clover Imaging. Greenhouse gas reduction and equivalencies determined by using EPA’s WARM Emission Factors and Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator to compare landfilling with source reduction of the materials contained in purchased cartridges. EPA’s WARM Emission Factors and Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator last accessed 4March2020.
