Where To Recycle Office Printer Toner Cartridges
Laser cartridges are expensive. Often, a new set of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) Laser cartridges can cost more than the Laser printer itself. Because of this, in recent years a huge industry has sprung up around refilling and reselling used printer Dell E310DW Toner . New printer technology means that not every printer cartridge can be recycled for reuse, however.

Consumers are urged to recycle used printer HP toner 26a and can even receive monetary compensation for cartridges that are recognizably marked with a brand name. Recycling printer cartridges not only benefits consumers, it also helps the environment. An estimated 1.8 billion discarded printer cartridges lie in the world's landfills. Each of these will take between 450 and 1,000 years to decompose.

New printer technologies can make printer cartridges harder to recycle. Some of the new printer technology models incorporate the print head as part of the cartridge itself. The print head is the technology that connects to the printer nozzles, facilitating the spray of microscopic droplets that form the image on the page. When the print head is contained within the cartridge itself, the cartridge cannot be refilled. It can still be disassembled and reused to manufacture other materials, however.

Where are the best places to recycle used printer cartridges?
Printer Cartridge Manufacturers: Printer cartridge manufacturers often include instructions for recycling their products on the box those products come in. Check the box for that information before throwing it away. Some companies will even provide a phone number so that when the time comes to replace the printer cartridge, the company can be called. Often, they will provide packing materials and postage to facilitate returning used cartridges. Office Stores: Big box office stores will buy some types of used printer cartridges on the spot. They won't buy every type of printer cartridge. Epson cartridges that use a patented piezoelectric technology are generally not refillable and can't be sold back except to the Epson Company itself. Internet Companies: Many Internet companies specialize in buying and refilling printer toner cartridges. A quick session with a search engine will turn up half a dozen or more. Each of these companies will only pay for certain brands of toner cartridges however. Some will even charge penalties if they're mistakenly sent brands they don't accept. Be sure to read the fine print on the website before initiating a transaction. Often these sites will give consumers the option of a cash payment or a charitable donation in the customer's name. Fundraising Drives: Increasingly schools, churches, sports teams and other charitable and non-profit organizations are soliciting members for their used printer toner cartridges which can then be sold for a tidy profit.