Cradle-to-Grave Comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Aspire Sustainability was commissioned by Clover Imaging Group to perform a comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study of representative remanufactured toner cartridges versus their original equipment manufacturer (OEM) counterparts.ⁱ

Key findings of this 3rd party, peer-reviewed LCA included:

Clover Imaging Remanufactured Black Toner Cartridge Compared to OEM Equivalent Cartridge

CARBON FOOTPRINTⁱⁱ
53
LESS CARBON

ENERGY FOOTPRINTⁱⁱⁱ
59
LOWER ENERGY

NATURAL RESOURCES^iv
52
LESS IMPACT

HUMAN HEALTH^v
66
LOWER IMPACT

Clover Imaging Remanufactured Color Toner Cartridge Compared to OEM Equivalent Cartridge

CARBON FOOTPRINTⁱⁱ
49
LESS CARBON

ENERGY FOOTPRINTⁱⁱⁱ
52
LOWER ENERGY

NATURAL RESOURCES^iv
40
LESS IMPACT

HUMAN HEALTH^v
70
LOWER IMPACT

Remanufactured Printer Cartridges as a Percentage of OEM Impacts

Across all environmental categories studied, Clover Imaging remanufactured toner cartridges had a lower environmental impact compared to the equivalent OEM cartridges.

Black Cartridge

Environmental Impacts Normalized to OEM

Clover Black Toner Cartridge:
Item No. 200891P OEM Black Toner Cartridge:
HP CF226A

Color Cartridge

Environmental Impacts Normalized to OEM

Clover Color Toner Cartridge:
Item No. 200945P OEM Color Toner Cartridge:
HP CF410A

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REFERENCES

i
2022 Aspire Sustainability Comparative LCA, commissioned by Clover Imaging Group.
ii
Global Warming Potential / Carbon Footprint / Climate Change:
The global warming potential impact category refers to the warming that can occur due to emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities. This warming can lead to changes in the global climate which can cause negative impacts to human and ecosystem health.
iii
Energy Footprint/Cumulative Energy Demand:
The energy footprint is the energy needed throughout a product’s life cycle and includes non-renewable (fossil and nuclear) and renewable (biomass, water, solar, winder, geothermal) energy sources. The Cumulative Energy Demand (CED) of a product is the direct and indirect energy use throughout the life cycle, including the energy consumed during the extraction, manufacturing, and disposal. The CED method considers both renewable and non-renewable energy and the direct and indirect energy consumption.
iv
Natural Resources:
The Resources score reflects depletion of the Earth’s fossil and mineral resources. This category measures the geological distribution of mineral and fossil resources and assesses how the use of these resources causes marginal changes in the efforts to extract future resources. The quantification of damage to resource availability is based on the marginal increase in the cost of extracting resources, measured as dollars.
v
Human Health:
The Human Health score sums a variety of environmental impacts related to human health such as smog and ozone depletion. DALY stands for “Disability Adjusted Life Years,” which is a measure of quality of life.

Yield increase

Clover Imaging extended yield remanufactured printer cartridges are designed, engineered, and manufactured to offer superior quality and performance, while surpassing the OEM’s highest page yields. Extended yield cartridges guarantee higher yields and lower cost-per-page without sacrificing density or print quality. Clover Imaging’s extended yield remanufactured printer cartridges are highly sustainable and have been GreenCircle certified as closed-loop products that contain at least 86% recycled content. For businesses looking for high-quality, sustainable printing at an affordable price, the choice is clear.

Recycled Content Certified

GreenCircle is an independent, third-party ecolabel that recognizes an organization’s commitment to reuse materials to support a circular economy and reduce their reliance on virgin materials. Clover Imaging Group remanufactured toner cartridges are GreenCircle-certified to contain 86% recycled content and inkjet cartridges are certified at 99%.

Low-Emissions Toner

Low-emission toners used by Clover Imaging Group have been pre-approved by Nordic Ecolabelling for use in Nordic Swan Ecolabel-certified remanufactured printer cartridges. These toners are specially formulated to ensure that applicable Nordic Swan Ecolabel requirements are met, including criteria placing strict limits on volatile organic compound emissions and prohibiting the presence of certain pollutants and other harmful substances.

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Cradle-to-Grave Comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Key findings of this 3rd party, peer-reviewed LCA included: