You can help the environment considerably by choosing to recycle your ink and toner cartridges. But not all recycling firms are the same. Here are a few things to consider when choosing a place to recycle your ink and toner cartridges.
Consider a remanufacturing company. Instead of recycling the cartridges, some original manufacturers incinerate their products or ship them to third-party recyclers in Asia who wind up landfilling most of them. Others disassemble cartridges and recycle some components, disposing of others. If you really want to keep ink and toner cartridges out of the environment, choose a company that specifically turns old cartridges into new ones.
Be sure they work for you. Some companies only serve customers in the States or in the U.K. Some are based online, while others are purely local. If youre an individual or a business that doesnt print a large volume, youll need to find a company that will accept one or two cartridges at a time from customers.
Choose the best benefits. Many remanufacturing companies will pay you for your cartridges in addition to paying for your postage to send them in. Others wont pay you, but will pay your postage or pick up your cartridges directly, if theyre local. Stores that include cartridge dropoff points may give you discounts on new cartridges or store credit for recycling. Still others recycle for charity.
Recycling your ink and toner cartridges can be easyonce you find the right recycling method. If you want to be positive youre keeping your ink cartridges out of landfills and incinerators, send them to a remanufacturing company. This way you can help the environmentand help keep the low-cost cartridge industry going.
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MD of Ink and Media Peter Warrior works in online ink and fax cartridge retailing.For more info on a wide range of ink cartridges including Xerox Solid visit www.inkandmedialtd.co.uk/acatalog/XeroxPhaser8560.html
