Do you know where your printer toner cartridges come from? And more importantly, do you know why you should care?

While countless companies are improving their carbon footprints on the world, we are also faced with a time where there has been a lack of thought given to the impact that illegally-cloned printer cartridges have on the environment and supply chain.

For over three decades, international companies have been producing illegally cloned technology products, including but not limited to, printer toner cartridges. Where do these illegal cloned cartridges land? In the US Marketplace – and fairly easily at that.

The issue? To name one, there is a huge environmental impact when using these illegally cloned cartridges – they contain a fire-retardant material known as carcinogens But, there is light at the end of the tunnel! In fact, a small handful of reputable third-party cartridge manufacturers are producing some high quality remanufactured ink and toner cartridges.

From a supply chain standpoint, it's more important now than ever before to know where your printer cartridges come from so your source of the supplies you use every single day is not disrupted.