| The first rule in business is make money, sell for | | | | For practical business use a re-use strategy is |
| more than your costs and create value, keep | | | | probably not a realistic proposition and the time |
| yourself cash flow positive and you will not go far | | | | spent on actually refilling and cleaning cartridges will |
| wrong. With this guiding capitalist principle in mind, | | | | probably outweigh any commercial benefit from |
| recycling and adopting a environmentally green | | | | the cost saving on buying new or recycled |
| strategy has commonly been regarded as dead | | | | products. |
| money that provides no return or business | | | | Recycled ink and toner cartridges offer the best |
| benefit. In this article we will be taking a brief look | | | | way of reducing the environmental impact of |
| at the business sense that should be driving you | | | | your ink use. Using recycled ink and toner |
| to adopt a cleaner, greener approach and reduce | | | | cartridges also makes a great deal of economic |
| your business environmental footprint. | | | | sense as the cost can be a fraction of that of |
| The slogan for environmental friendliness is | | | | buying a brand new product. You can quickly find |
| Reduce, Re-use, Recycle so before you even get | | | | suppliers of recycled ink and toner cartridges but |
| to thinking about using recycled ink and toner | | | | you do need to ensure that you are getting a |
| cartridges, consider how you can actually reduce | | | | good quality product. Check that the recycled |
| using ink in the first instance. Most of the ink that | | | | cartridge is refilled with a good quality ink as poor |
| we use in our work and personal lives simply ends | | | | ink will not give the print quality that you demand |
| up in the trash as workers get into the habit of | | | | while you may need more of it to produce the |
| printing their work out to check it through rather | | | | same amount of print thus increasing your cost |
| than proofing it on their computer screen. | | | | and environmental impact. Also check that the ink |
| Changing worker attitudes and habits will lead to a | | | | or toner cartridges are actually being completely |
| reduction in the use of ink, environmental waste | | | | refilled as some unscrupulous suppliers cut costs |
| and a direct saving in expense on ink and toner | | | | further by reducing the amount of ink that is |
| products in your office budget. | | | | used to refill the cartridge. |
| You can re-use your ink cartridges however this | | | | When it comes to disposing of an ink or toner |
| requires that you buy an ink refilling kit and the | | | | cartridge you can strike a deal with recycled |
| procedure can become quite messy. You will also | | | | cartridge suppliers to take your used cartridges |
| find with a do-it-yourself ink refill approach that | | | | off you. Very often they will actually pay you to |
| the print quality may suffer as the cartridge | | | | take them away so avoiding increasing local landfill |
| becomes clogged and dirty while the ink is not | | | | (where many cartridges end up) and defraying |
| dispersed as well as it needs to be when printing. | | | | your business printing costs. |