Refilling More Than Cartridges

Cartridge World , the world’s leader in ink and toner cartridge remanufacturing, has driven its roots further into its mission to preserve and rehabilitate our environment by being the Crown sponsor in a recently-held tree-planting activity in Bgy. Calawis, Antipolo City dubbed the “Tree 500 Movement”, a project of Ex-Link Events which aims to promote tree planting activities and involve the youth, professionals and environmentalists by donating at least 500 trees per year to save the forest and lives around the Marikina Watershed.

Babylyn Decena-Newfield says, “Planting 30 trees for the Marikina Water Shed makes Cartridge World feel, somehow, that we made a humble contribution to save our environment. This may not be big, but in the future when these bamboo trees grow, we can be assured that they will minimize floods and prevent the loss of lives”

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CW supports tree planting

On 23 October 2010, Cartridge World will be participating in a tree planting movement. This Project will invest for the future trees that will restore the forest in Marikina Water Shed and help to prevent another “Ondoy” in the future. Cartridge World shares the mission to inspire, engage, support people to take personal responsibility for the environment, making it safe, healthy, fun, sustainable and to share the results to the world.

Giants join forces

MANILA, Philippines - In the increasingly-competitive world of service and product-driven businesses, achieving that elusive ‘household name’ status can be more important than merely achieving the highest sales figures in industry-specific reports. Sales figures and rankings can fluctuate as frequently as the tides. Being a household name, however, implies more than just fleeting market leadership, but rather, a level of trust in a service or product that can only be earned after years of consistently reliable performance and customer satisfaction that meets or exceeds expectations.
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Cartridge World's S-O-T-AP,HQI&T,EF helped schools

The recession continues to take an extraordinary toll on school systems as sweeping budget cuts...
“Although school systems have cut back on many things, the demand for ink is a necessary aspect of the everyday educational curriculum,” Glen Friedman, owner of Cartridge World-Astoria said. more

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Gillamac's inks partnership with CARTRIDGE WORLD

Cebuano-owned Gillamac's Marketing Inc., has teamed up with Cartridge World, an ink and toner replacement service provider.

Bruce Newfield, master franchisee of CW Philippines, said Gillamac's "is a recognize and respected name that serves the public and corporate worlds, and we believe they have the capacity to spread our products." more...

CARTRIDGE WORLD CONFERENCE

Cartridge World, the global ink & toner expert, held a conference in Hong Kong last July 12 & 13 for its Pacific regional operations, with the objective of introducing new accredited suppliers and expanding their product line up in order to provide their ASEAN clients with better product support and variety. Establishing a Hong Kong hub also reduces pricing, delivery cost & time to Cartridge World's ASEAN network; attracting new customers while providing further benefit to their existing customers. Shown are CW regional executives Tony Tang Bo (China), Edwin Lui (Hong Kong), Eckhart Dutz (Vietnam), Harry Stoubus (Australia), Babylyn and Bruce Newfield (Philippines), Gary Watson (UK), Naveen Rakhecha (India),Helen and HW Wong (Malaysia)

Enter the track setter

Cartridge World, the Global Ink & Toner Expert, has teamed up with My Free Gas by using several vehicles handpicked from MFG database to carry a standard-format 20" X 3.5" , "CARTRIDGE WORLD" sticker on their rear windshield.
"It was a great idea for Cartridge World to advertise with MFG. Our business provides users quality ink at 50 percent off the regular price of brand-new ink cartridges. So when people refill their empty ink cartridges, they do not only reduce waste but also save money," said Cartridge World CEO and master franchisee Babylyn Decena-Newfield.
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Gillamac's, Cartridge World seal Partnership

Gillamac's Mktg., Inc., one of Cebu's oldest & largest suppliers of IT products, home appliances and motorcycles, with distribution network of over 34 branches w/in the Visayas & Mindanao areas, has recently partnered w/ the Global Ink & Toner Expert, Cartridge World , through its master franchisee, CW Phils, to answer the region's need for high-quality refilled & compatible ink & toner cartridges that are affordable, reliable and fit with almost all existing printers.
Gillamac's Mktg.,Inc., sealed their partnership with Cartridge World Philippines , last June 28, at its head office, 3F Loyola Plans Corp. Bldg.,849 A. Arnaiz Ave., Makati City, and the slated formal launch was held last July 30, at the Parklane, Hotel, Cebu Business Park, Cebu City. The event was attended by top executives of both companies & other dignitaries. Gillamac's Mktg., Inc., has already begun to offer Cartridge World products to the public through several of their flagship stores.

Running for a cause

Running has always been an excellent form of exercise with many benefits both physical and mental or emotional level. When we talk about physical impact, running is proven to improve cardiovascular stamina ( a.keeps blood vessels elastics & b. contributes to the lowering of blood pressure w/c helps prevent risk of heart attacks & strokes) and also a great way to lose weight.

It has been found that being active in general, particularly running, has a positive impact on people's emotional state, keeping them active & possibly reducing depression. Running is a good way to get your mind off the day's problems. When we run, our body produces endorphins, create a natural high, leading to feeling of happiness & well being. It also improves sense of confidence and further lowering stress.

Therefore, there are many reasons why people engage in running. May it be to maintain a sound body and mind (as a form of exercise) or with a cause to reach out and extend some help to someone in need.

We, at Cartridge World Islands Philippines, Inc., is contributing not only few hours to run a mile for we understand the benefits we'll gain from it, but, we are running for a greater cause...supporting the Pilipino Star Ngayon's Fun Run, with a project called "ADOPT-A-SCHOOL".
For more info visit: www.runningmate.ph/site/events

Earth Day

Earth Day was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin and first celebrated on 22 April 1970 in the United States. Later on, many of country leaders took their part in the first United Nations Earth Summit held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in 1992; it was a summit to save the planet. They deal with global problems including climate change, worldwide loss of native cultures and wild species.

Earth Day serves as a reminder that we all live in the same planet. Our planet, together with us faces daily environmental challenges. We can lend a hand to protect and keep Earth clean. Responsible ways of using its resources may deter pollution; prevent damages in water, soil, air and other parts of our environment, thus guaranteeing future generations won’t run out of these resources.

Below are simple yet a great help to mother Earth.
• Plant trees. Trees help keep the air clean.
• Don’t be a litter bug. This will help keep the environment free of poisonous waste.
• According to a research, a person creates 360 pounds of food and yard waste. So why don’t we create a compost pile for food scraps and plant waste from the garden. This is a good way to cut down on the amount of trash that goes into a landfill. As a bonus, compost helps create rich soil for gardening.
• When dining out, don’t ask for straws in your drinks, most of it is made out of plastics. PET (plastic marked with a “1”) is the clear plastic usually used for things like soda bottles and cleaning products.
• When running in for grocery, try using the eco bags instead of the common plastic ones. These are the other forms of plastic that are recycled less frequently. And when plastics are burned it produce smogs that destroy the ozone layer.
• Recycle! Recycling is significantly part of keeping Earth clean. So easy to do. By giving old things a new life we put less pressure on important resources all of us will need in the future to survive.

Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Understanding how long something takes to decompose in a garbage dump or landfill can help motivate all of us to reuse and recycle everything we can. The best thing any of us can do for the environment is to rethink the way we use things and to use less. The fewer resources and products we use, the less stuff there is to throw away and recycle. Can you guess how long it takes the things we use everyday to turn into soil in a landfill?

A study shows that it takes 20 years for a plastic bag to decompose and 250 years for a plastic cup. Newspapers can take 5 years to decompose and 500 years for aluminum. When we recycle 1 ton of glass, we save 1 ton of resources. By recycling glass we also reduce air pollution. Producing one ton of new glass creates 27.8 pounds of air pollution, while processing recycled glass produces 14-20% less air pollution.

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Ink/Laser Printer & Cartridge Care for Quality Prints

Here are some useful tips on how to keep your printer and cartridges in top condition, giving you quality prints and saving you money in the long run.

For INK cartridges:
1. Never let a cartridge run out of ink completely. Your inkjet will burn out if it continues to fire while the supply of ink is cut off. Always have a replacement cartridge on hand. If the cartridge is showing “empty”, have it refilled or replaced immediately.
2. Have the cartridge refilled as soon as possible. The cartridge cannot be stored for an indefinite period.
3. When the lines and/or missing dots form on your text or graphics it’s time to clean the print head. Do not touch the copper plate on the print head with your fingers. Use the printer cleaning cycle (refer to your printer manual). If this fails to clean the problem,call us for the best service solution
4. Do not leave the cartridge in a hot car. This causes the ink to expand and leak.
5. Keep color cartridges upright. The colors will cross contaminate if left on its side.
6. After installing a new or refilled cartridge, print at least 2 test pages to settle the new cartridge.

For LASER cartridges:
1. Do not attempt to open the cartridge.
2. Do not leave the cartridge in motor vehicles for any length of time, as even on a cool day the temperature can exceed safe level. Doing so may distort the plastic in the cartridge.
3. Store cartridges in normal room temperature. Some parts in these cartridges are light sensitive and can be damaged when exposed to excessive light.
4. Have the cartridge refilled as soon as possible.
5. When empty, store your laser cartridges in its original plastic bag and cardboard box.

Some General Tips:
a. Always use quality paper.
b. Clean your printer from dust and debris.
c. Make sure that there is sufficient level of ink present in the cartridges.
d. Set the printing quality to high through the printing preference.
e. Read manufacturer’s manual for getting the optimized performance.
f. Give adequate ventilation to the laser printers because they dissipate heat.
g. Clean the corona wire and roller when you change the cartridges.
h. Print a test page; if the test page’s quality is fine and you are satisfied with it then you can get required results from your printer.


Note: if your hands/ clothes become stained with toner, wash them with lukewarm water and soap. For clothes, simply brush off outside in the open air. Don’t wash toner-stained clothes in hot water as the toner will set into a permanent stain. Use cold water only.

And if you need ink cartridge refilling and laser cartridges remanufacturing,Cartridge World stores carry more than 150 different inks and toners. Thus, we ensure that the ink we use to refill your empty inkjet cartridges works with the specifications of your printers and help you produce high quality documents.

Technological advancement

Technological advancement isn't bad & we all long for better ones. As much as we need these gadgets; computers, televisions, stereos, copiers, printers (ink cartridges) and mobile phones ( batteries & chargers) are all collective electronic by-products. In reality, after sometime of usage, these products have certain end to their useful life. When changed & thrown out into landfills as wastes, it contributes to E-wastes which also contain heavy metals and releases harmful pollutants as they rift to decompose. Incineration of these wastes can produce toxic ash damaging on health and the environment.

The more material goods we acquire, the more we have to throw away. We, as users, must undertake our share of the responsibility with household trash. This could vary from setting back unnecessary purchases of new systems to agreeing to pay a percentage on tax/surcharges on new equipment sales (true with TV sets, computers, copiers, fax machines & printers).

Throw not but refill and remanufacture empty printer ink and laser cartridges!
The foremost objective of this is so significant and has a great impact as it protects the environment by keeping printer supplies, for instance ink cartridges and toner products, out of landfills thus avoiding the filling of our countryside with waste that breaks down at a snail's pace and may saturate poisonous materials into the soil and groundwater. Also, plastic products are made from oil. So, refilling and remanufacturing empty printer cartridges saves use of oil and reduces greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change and saves us almost 50% compared to purchasing new one.
Please visit us at http://cartridgeworld.com.ph and learn more about how our products color the environment green :)

Towards Sustainable Living

What is a sustainable building? The first question though should be “what is sustainable living?” In a nutshell sustainable living is to continue living on planet earth without further hurting its natural resources. Sustainable living is making full use of the renewable resources that are available to man: sun, wind, water and geothermal. A sustainable building therefore should encompass the utilization of all these renewable resources.

A green or sustainable building could be summed up as the result of design philosophies that put emphases on developing the efficiency of water, wind, geothermal and solar energies including the type of building materials used in structures. A sustainable building is designed with the reduction if not the total elimination of harmful effects of waste products and the impact they could bring on human lives and health and the environment.

What are the general guidelines then in the design, operation and maintenance of a sustainable building? A sustainable building must utilize the full potential of the use of renewable resources. Its design should prioritize the health and safety of its occupants. The design of the building should be integrated with lessening of waste and pollution and should depart from the wanton and uncalled for depletion of the earth’s natural resources; the damage of the ecosystem and the possible extinction of flora and fauna.

You have the responsibility to aim for a sustainable building. If each person would do his part to attain an acceptable level of sustainable living, then the earth could be safer place for this generation and the future generations. Global warming could be a thing that is unheard of if only earlier societies and civilizations knew the effect of the “progress” and industrialization.

There are simple things that you can do to attain a green home. The forest is fast depleting if not already depleted that choosing construction materials that are less harmful to your health and the environment. For your building’s flooring you can opt to have poured concrete and finish it off by shaved bamboos or laminates, cork and linoleum. You can also opt for MDF or engineered wood to avoid the further depiction of the world’s forests. You can also these materials for walls.

Design your building to harness solar energy even if only for water heating. The use of solar power however small is better than being fully dependent on electrical energy or gas. Make the building weather and air tight to avoid loss of heat. Integrate into the design through-ventilation so as to provide cool air in the summer months without total dependence on air conditioners.

A sustainable building is possible. A sustainable living more so.

did you know that?

DID YOU KNOW THAT....

- ink and laser cartridges takes more than a hundred years to decompose?

- about 1500 tons of toner cartridges are thrown in landfills each year, that's only in the Philippines! what more globally....

- 3.4 liters or 3/4 gallon of oil is needed to make just ONE laser cartridge.

we easily all take for granted how much impact each one of us have on the environment and how much carbon footprint we all contribute to our mother earth.

it's time to be conscious my friend...

I'm guilty :(

I was cleaning my closet one weekend, and to my amazement I have a lot of cartons and empty boxes lodged in one of my cubby holes. I then decided to throw them...following the 5S. I called one of my helpers and told her to segregate new from old clothes, we will have a garage sale.

I asked her, "how much do you think we would sell these outdated shirts and tops?"

She replied "ma'am, sa neighbor, 25 pesos lang ganyan".

Ok, next mission: Garage Sale! This is one way of cleaning and at the same time earning a bit. Don't you agree?