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Toner Cartridges
Toner cartridges are used in laser printers, photocopiers, fax machines, and microphotographic printers. When the toner cartridge is spent, it can be returned to a remanufacturer or the manufacturer to be refilled, refurbished, and cleaned for resale.
Recommended Recovered Materials Content Ranges:
EPA's Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN) recommends that procuring agencies establish procedures and policies that give priority to remanufacturing the agencies' expended toner cartridges. EPA recommends that, under such policies and procedures, agencies procure remanufacturing services for expended cartridges and, when such services are unavailable or not practicable, obtain remanufactured toner cartridges or new toner cartridges made with recovered materials from product vendors.
Product Information:
Database
of Manufacturers and Suppliers
This database identifies manufacturers and suppliers
of remanufactured or recovered content toner cartridges.
GSA Advantage!
Toner cartridges can be ordered through the General
Services Administration's (GSA's) online ordering system. In
addition, GSA publishes various supply catalogues, guides,
and schedules for recycled-content products available through
the Federal Supply Service.
Additional Links:
2007
Buy-Recycled Series: Nonpaper Office Products (PDF) (7 pp, 93K, About PDF)
This fact sheet highlights the nonpaper office
products designated in the CPG, including toner cartridges,
and includes case studies, recommended recovered-content
levels, and a list of resources.
Technical
Background Documents
These background documents include EPA's product
research on recovered-content toner cartridges as well as a
more detailed overview of the history and regulatory
requirements of the CPG process.
