Листовка для HP 85A CE285A

What is a Life Cycle Assessment? 
A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a technique for examining the environmental impact of a  
product throughout all stages of the product life cycle—namely production, distribution,  
use (printing), and end-of-life disposal or recycling. LCAs are widely used by governments,  
businesses and others to support environmental decision making. The LCA measures a range  
of environmental impact areas such as human and ecological health, air and water 
contamination, and global warming (climate change).

Study results: 
Remanufactured toner cartridges can use twelve times the paper for reprinting due to 
inconsistent quality pages as compared to Original HP cartridges.

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 Across all areas studied, 

remanufactured cartridges had an equal or higher environmental impact than Original HP toner 
cartridges—making HP a wise choice.

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Environmental impact of 
original HP LaserJet toner 
cartridges compared
with remanufactured 
cartridges.
Print responsibly—depend  
on Original HP LaserJet toner  
cartridges to help you reduce  
your environmental impact. 
Low-quality pages from 
remanufactured cartridges 
lead to wasted paper—a big 
environmental impact in the life 
of a cartridge. The consistent 
reliability and superior print 
quality of Original HP toner 
cartridges mean fewer reprints 
and less waste.

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Purpose of the study
In 2014, Hewlett-Packard (HP) 
commissioned Four Elements Consulting, 
LLC to perform an environmental Life  
Cycle Assessment (LCA) study which 
compared the environmental impacts 
of Original HP LaserJet toner cartridges 
with remanufactured cartridges sold 
as substitutes. The LCA adheres to the 
International Standards Organization (ISO) 
14040 series and evaluates all phases of 
the life of the cartridges, from production, 
distribution, use (printing), and end of  
life disposition. 

Products studied
HP selected the HP LaserJet CE505A (05A) 
and the CE285A (85A) toner cartridges  
which are replacement cartridges for the  
HP LaserJet P2035 and the LaserJet 
Pro P1102 printers. These models were 
chosen because they are popular in 
EMEA markets and have a wide selection 
of remanufactured non-HP cartridges 
available. The HP 05A and 85A cartridges 
were compared to remanufactured 
cartridges sold as substitutes.  
A remanufactured cartridge is defined as a 
once-used original cartridge that has been 
disassembled, inspected, cleaned, repaired 
by a third party, and has had some parts 
replaced. The cartridge is then refilled with 
non-original toner, reassembled and sold 
as alternative cartridge. This analysis does 
not intend to mirror one specific brand of 
remanufactured cartridge.

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Climate change

Terrestrial

acidification

Freshwater

eutrophication

Human toxicity Photochemical

oxidant

formation

Terrestrial

ecotoxicity

Fossil depletion Total energy

(CED)

For the purposes of this comparison, a remanufactured cartridge result within 10% of HP’s 
baseline in an impact category is considered to be on par with that of an Original HP LaserJet 
toner cartridge. A remanufactured cartridge result that is more than 10% above the baseline for 
an Original HP LaserJet toner cartridge is considered to reflect an environmental impact that 
exceeds HP’s in a particular impact category.