A field technician has replaced several laser-printer toner cartridges at a remote branch office. Company policy states that all disposals must comply with EPA environmental guidelines while keeping costs to a minimum. Which of the following actions BEST meets these requirements?
Double-bag each cartridge in plastic and place them in the office dumpster for municipal waste pickup.
Pack the spent cartridges in their original boxes and ship them back to the manufacturer using the prepaid return label.
Break each cartridge open, empty the remaining toner into a trash bag, and place the plastic housing in the standard plastics recycling bin.
Schedule an industrial hazardous-waste pickup for the cartridges.
Environmental guidelines recommend that spent toner cartridges be returned for remanufacturing or recycling through the cartridge manufacturer's take-back program whenever possible. Most vendors supply prepaid return labels, making this option both compliant and cost-effective. Simply throwing the cartridges in the trash or dismantling them risks environmental contamination and can violate regulations. Contracting a hazardous-waste pickup would also meet compliance but is significantly more expensive than the free manufacturer program, so it is not the best choice in this scenario.
Ask Bash
Bash is our AI bot, trained to help you pass your exam. AI Generated Content may display inaccurate information, always double-check anything important.
Why do toner cartridges need to comply with EPA guidelines?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
What is a cartridge manufacturer's take-back program?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
What are the risks of not recycling toner cartridges properly?