SPARTA, Wis., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In the United States, schools, businesses, institutions, and government offices use over 100 million printer cartridges per year at two liters of traditional oil per cartridge. By using soy toner, the U.S. can reduce 200 million liters of oil each year!
LaserMonksGreen.com is now shipping SoyPrint cartridges, the first laser printer cartridges that use toner powder derived from soybeans. Cartridges for the most popular laser printers are available under the SoyPrint brand with identical quality to their oil-based competitors.
The yield of SoyPrint cartridges is often greater than that of brand name oil based toners, commonly 20% better, while the print quality is identical. Soy ink has been available for some time, but this is the first soy toner cartridge for laser printers. SoyPrint cartridges are manufactured in the US and will be shipped from warehouses nationwide.
"With a nod to significantly reducing the environmental impact on our planet, the cartridges will be fully recyclable through a free program arranged by LaserMonksGreen.com and the manufacturer available to all purchasers," said Sarah Caniglia of LaserMonks. "For each SoyPrint cartridge sold the monks will plant a tree in the rainforest, while proceeds from the toner will be donated to charity."
In addition, The SoyPrint Sustainable Printing Program includes a quarterly report to customers reflecting the oil saved and the pounds of heavy plastic recycled through the return program. It is truly the most environmentally sustainable way to print.
Now every office employee can help reduce our nation's dependence on oil every time they print a report or change the toner.
ABOUT LaserMonks
LaserMonks.com and LaserMonksGreen.com are owned by Our Lady of Spring Bank Cistercian Abbey, a small monastic community located in southwestern Wisconsin. LaserMonks was founded in 2002 as a way to offer lower cost and environmentally friendly ink and toner alternatives to businesses, educational institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations and consumers.
The purchase of products from LaserMonks and LaserMonksGreen supports their monastic, contemplative way of life - a portion of the income from all revenues is also shared with those in need, both locally and globally.
SOURCE LaserMonksGreen
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Finally, a company is marketing ink from soy by-products.
ReplyDeleteIt's a no brainer--the toner is 100% environmentally safe, it produces superior print quality and it's cheaper than the brand name. (sorry HP..I know you say you are an "eco-company" but you can't compete with the soy toners)
Has anyone out there been using these toners yet?
And kudos to the cool Cistercian monks for once again being innovative and having vision.
I saw a new report on a website (during earth day) that mentioned the soy based toner cartridges by Lasermonks. Had to give it a try ... not only were the cartridges less expensive, but they printed at the same or better quality. I'm hooked ... GO GREEN!
ReplyDeleteI originally bought the soy-based toner so my toddler could more safely handle the printouts for his coloring pages and other projects, but, obviously, we're *all* benefiting from this great product. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThis soy-based product has worked well. The print quality is has been very good. Thank you for offering this product.
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I am currently testing the soy cartridges and so far I am happy with the printing results.
ReplyDeleteMy issue is with delivery. It took six business days from order to delivery. That just won't work for me since I don't have the time to anticipate my needs. If there were a local (within a UPS delivery zone) distributor who could cut down my wait to two days tops - that would be great.
Laser Monks have done it again: selling new outstanding product at a very reasonable price.i am using laser printer soy cartridge and am very happpy with it:) Sharper images and wording, will buy more soy cartridges in the future.WCB
ReplyDeleteWe needed a new toner cartridge and I was pleasantly surprised to find that Laser Monks offered a soy based one. Hooray for the innovators who came up with soy ink. We are very happy with the printing quality. Thank you Laser Monks.
ReplyDeleteMy half-empty standard cartridge was beginning to produce printouts that were light down the left side, and I wanted the best possible quality for a book manuscript I've been working on for ages. So I switched out the old cartridge for a brand-new SoyPrint cartridge, and WOW! Excellent quality. Black type, no smudging or streaking. I'm hooked. I'll be using only soy from now on.
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