The most sustainable of HP’s range of toner cartridges is made from closed-loop plastic.
FROM toothbrushes and yoga mats to sneakers and furniture, products made with recycled plastic are more widely available than ever before. And while some recycled plastics are already in use by HP in its Original Ink and Toner cartridges and various laptops and printers, they’ll now be used in offices in a novel way. The HP EvoCycle cartridges are made with recycled and reused Original HP parts and are HP’s most sustainable toner cartridges yet. The reused components and recycled material come from returned Original HP Toner cartridges collected via the signature device-and-supply recycling program Planet Partners. For customers using devices in the HP Multi-Function Printer M430 series or the HP LaserJet Pro M304, M404, and M406 series, these old cartridges will now take on new, circular life.
The cartridges are made in Brittany, France, at a facility specializing in sorting and recycling. Once received, the old cartridges are disassembled and slated for either reuse (clean, inspect, test) or recycling (grind, extrude, inject). The result is the HP EvoCycle cartridge, composed of 76% recycled or reused content, including the waste hoppers, magnetic rollers, and toner supply hoppers, with new drums, developer sleeves, and cleaning blades. Consumers get the same quality product, but with a 37% lower carbon footprint versus new HP cartridges. “The print quality, reliability, security—everything about it is as good as a brand-new cartridge that we make at HP, which is industry-leading,” says Dave Turner, VP and GM, LaserJet Supplies at HP.
Launched in France just over a year ago, the EvoCycle is now also available in Germany and the United Kingdom. Turner is bullish on demand for the closed-loop recycled plastic that makes HP EvoCycle a standout among competitors. He notes that in Europe, there is a lot of interest in sustainable solutions from government entities, plus the European Union has enacted laws requiring a certain percentage of new products to include reused materials. The HP EvoCycle is scheduled to expand to additional markets later this year.