🌍 Carbon Footprint Challenge: How to measure and reduce the environmental impact of your printing supplies?
As businesses—large and small—increasingly integrate environmental issues into their strategies, the carbon footprint of printing supplies is becoming a key issue. Production, transportation, use, end of life... every step counts.
At Cartouche Verte, we are committed to supporting professionals and individuals towards more responsible printing, by helping you understand and reduce your impact.
🧭 1. Understanding the carbon footprint of printing consumables
The carbon footprint represents the amount of greenhouse gases emitted at each stage of a product's life cycle. In the case of cartridges and toners, four main sources are identified:
🔧 Manufacturing: Extraction of raw materials, production, assembly… an energy-intensive process.
🚛 Transportation: Travel from manufacturing sites to points of sale increases the carbon footprint.
⚡ Use: Energy consumption linked to daily printing has a direct impact.
🗑️ End of life: Failure to recycle used cartridges results in pollution and waste of resources.
📊 2. How to measure the carbon footprint of your consumables?
Before you can take action, you need to know where your business is starting from. Here are the key steps:
✅ Data collection
Track your consumption (cartridges, paper, electricity) and identify suppliers and logistics channels.
📐 Assessment tools
Use life cycle assessments (LCAs) to estimate the environmental impact of each step.
🔍 Identification of levers
Identify critical emission points to establish a targeted reduction strategy.
🌿 3. Our tips for effectively reducing your carbon footprint
Here are the concrete actions you can take today:
♻️ Choose eco-friendly consumables
Green Cartridge remanufactured cartridges are designed to provide:
• Performance comparable to the original,
• A significant reduction in CO₂,
• A second life for existing materials.
⚙️ Optimize your printing fleet
• Choose low-energy printers.
• Maintain your equipment regularly to avoid waste.
🧠 Adopt smart uses
• Double-sided printing by default
• Centralize printing to avoid isolated tasks
• Raise awareness among teams about responsible printing
🔄 Actively participate in recycling
Join the Green Cartridge recycling program with our prepaid T envelope. Simple, fast, and efficient.
🌱 4. Green Cartouche, a committed partner for greener printing
At Cartouche Verte, each consumable is designed to minimize its impact while guaranteeing quality:
• Local remanufacturing with our partner RSE360
• Reduction of waste production
• Reduction of the carbon footprint compared to a new consumable
Conclusion: Act for tomorrow, today
Measure, understand, reduce: these three steps are the key to limiting the environmental impact of your printing consumables.
By choosing Green Cartouche, you are opting for eco-responsible printing, without compromising on quality or performance.
For more information, please contact us: Green Cartouche
