Glass products, cardboard, plastic and aluminum are a few things that are being recycled in this new environmentally conscious age. Now you can also recycle used ink cartridges. Not only can you recyle, at the store or online, but you often will receive reimbursement for your time and green-sensitivity in the form of cash or store credit. Here’s how to do it:

First, you have to remove your empty ink cartridge or toner. Make sure you follow the instructions in the manual or on the printer for safe and efficient removal.

An ink cartridge or donation program is your next goal, and one shouldn’t hard to find, since many companies and institutions are creating them, not to mention a number of online businesses. You can probably locate a place on the internet or just go somewhere close down the street. They vary in value depending on where you go and what you have, but generally you can expect up to $4 for an ink cartridge and $7 for a toner cartridge.For some, it’s more advantageous to combine many cartridges into one shipment to cut down on costs. If you are an employee at a large office or company, this might be your best bet. Others will prefer to immediately refuse or refill them, and bring them in as soon as they go dry.

Some office superstores can refill it for you and sell it back at a significantly reduced rate from that a new cartridge. Remember, since the cartridge must be opened up to be refilled, the risk of an error of some kind of cartridge failure goes up. Using a re-filled cartridge may also void the warranty on some printers, so read carefully ahead of time if you decide to re use your old cartridge.

Finally, you need to replace the cartridge. If you got it refilled at the store, go ahead and install it according to your printer’s instructions. If you seek to purchase a brand new ink cartridge, a decent option would be an online retailer like 4inkjets.com. I’ve found they usually have pretty good deals on cheap ink cartridges.

Recyling used ink cartridges, as you can see, is a snap! Now you can be efficient, cost-effective and environmentally conscious all at once!

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