All remanufacturers HP offer Ink Amnesty

Generic Printer Ink — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:28:34 +0000

I admit it: I look for bargains. I’ve tried the generic brands in the supermarket. I once trusted a friend’s recommendation that retread tires were just as good as the original brand name tires that came with a new car. That budget buy resulted in a blowout in the middle of the Mohave Desert with near-disastrous results. And I’ve haven’t made a trade-off like that since. I learned the hard way that what may seem like a bargain is often no bargain at all — especially when it fails to deliver as promised. Or doesn’t last as long as the original. Or, frankly, it just isn’t as good. That’s aggravating, I know. We’ve heard from customers who thought they found a good deal with a cheap ink alternative, but who ended up disappointed. Instead of saving money, these folks have to spend more to replace the inks that caused smudges, leaks and failures. If you’ve had a blowout with bargain ink, HP wants you to know that you are not alone. There is a safe haven from smudges, leaks and failures. It’s called HP Ink Amnesty.
Here’s the scoop:

* Between April 23 and May 31, 2010, customers can share stories and photos of their bargain ink letdowns and why they switch back to HP at www.hp.com/go/inkamnesty
* In return, HP will grant swift Amnesty with a coupon for 20 percent off the purchase of Original HP Ink at the HP Home and Home Office Store online — with free shipping and next business day delivery included.

Want to know more about why customers don’t have to choose between price and quality with Original HP Ink? Read on:

* Original HP Ink yields up to 65 percent more pages than bargain ink.

* Studies have shown one in three bargain inks fail during use or right out of the box. Only Original HP Ink cartridges worked 100 percent of the time, every time, with zero failures.

* HP gives users more for their money. The average HP printer owner only spends about $6 a month on ink. But the hidden costs of using cheap ink can add up quickly. Reprinting pages because of poor quality or unreliable performance is a waste of our customers’ time and money.

* HP offers a variety of cartridges to help customers best match their printing volumes and their budgets, including Original HP Ink Cartridges that start as low as $9.99.

* There’s no way on Earth your HP cartridge will end up in a landfill when you use HP’s free Cartridge Recycling Service through our Planet Partners program.3

If you want to learn even more about the brilliance, permanence, and value of Original HP Ink, please visit www.hp.com/go/inkamnesty or www.hp.com

Via: communities.hp.com

HP Bans E-Waste Exports

Generic Printer Ink — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:44:56 +0000

A little less than a year ago, Dell announced that it was not going to export e-waste to developing countries – a corporate policy that is only surprising in that every single electronics manufacturer doesn’t already have it on the books. While it seems like an obvious part of acting as a responsible company, it’s a notion that has yet to make it into more companies’ consciousness. However, thankfully HP is stepping up and following Dell’s lead. They’ve just updated their corporate policy to include a ban on sending e-waste from rich nations into poor nations to be dismantled.The Environmental Leader reports that HP’s new version of its e-waste policy now states that “HP does not permit electronic waste to be exported from developed (member) countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Union (EU) to developing (non-OECD/EU) countries, either directly or through intermediaries.”

While non-hazardous materials – as defined by the Basel Action Network – and equipment intended for donation or resale can be exported, any e-waste that is toxic in nature will be tracked through the recycling chain as it is processed by responsible recyclers who are audited by HP on an annual basis to make sure they conform to social and environmental responsibility (SER) policies.

Typically when manufacturers or policy makers create standards like this, they leave a little wiggle room to bend the rules. However, even the Electronics Take-Back Coalition and the Basel Action Network are applauding HP, showing that the company has made a strong move.”This announcement shows that HP is an environmental leader in this industry,” said Barbara Kyle, Electronics TakeBack Coalition National Coordinator, in a press release. “Companies managing e-waste need strict programs in place to prevent pushing our problems on developing nations and to stem the stream of toxic waste. With this policy, HP is making a commitment to do their part to stop the global dumping of e-waste.”

While this is a no-brainer move and is frustrating that it isn’t yet universal, we have to give props where they’re due. And both Dell and now HP deserve applause for being more proactive on e-waste than much of the electronics industry. It’s wonderful to see companies stepping up, and now there’s even less of a reason for other companies to not do the same. Though stronger regulation and enforcement is still needed on the part of the government to ensure that companies less forward-thinking as Dell and HP cannot export toxic gadgets to e-waste dumps.”The U.S. doesn’t have laws that make it illegal to dump our e-waste on developing nations,” said Jim Puckett, Executive Director of the Basel Action Network (BAN), a global watchdog group on toxic trade, that has produced films and reports exposing the global e-waste dumping problem. “HP should be commended for this new policy, which goes beyond U.S. laws.”

Via: treehugger.com

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