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USE REMANUFACTURED PRINTER
INK AND TONER CARTRIDGES
Although the use of refilled or remanufactured ink and toner cartridges is becoming
increasingly popular, over 90 percent of cartridges still end up in landfill.
According to figures from a study by office supplies Printer manufacturers tend to warn users away from
distributor Office Depot, one returned cartridge remanufactured cartridges, saying they are unreliable
ultimately keeps about a kilogram of metal and plastic and of poor quality. In some cases this can be true,
waste out of landfills, and remanufacturing one toner but if you choose a reliable remanufacturer, the quality
cartridge conserves approximately two liters of oil. will be more than sufficient for most uses. If you still
feel you need to buy original cartridges, perhaps for
Remanufactured ink cartridges can cost a fraction of demanding graphical or photo-printing applications,
the price of a brand new original, and, depending on bear in mind that a number of charities operate
the remanufacturer, can rival the “real thing” for quality. cartridge collection and recycling schemes to
There are many remanufacturers in the US, but now raise money.
even some printer manufacturers – who once fit their
cartridges with “kill chips” which were triggered when
the ink ran out to ensure they could not be refilled –
MORE INFORMATION:
are beginning to come around to a
greener perspective.
- The printer manufacturers’ warnings about low-quality
recycled cartridges are sometimes perfectly justified.
Brother runs a free recycling scheme with pre-paid
When buying, do your research, and bear in mind
postage labels for returning cartridges, as does HP,
the difference between refilled and remanufactured:
while the latter are pioneers in the use of recycled
refilled means just that, a cartridge that has had more
plastics from empty drinks bottles to make their
ink squirted in, while remanufactured should mean
cartridges in the first place.
worn-out parts of the cartridge have been replaced
and it has been subjected to quality control. Make sure
the remanufacturer has a recognized certification.
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