| Buying remanufactured cartridges is an effective | | | | company you bought your printer from can only |
| way to save money in comparison to buying | | | | void the warranty if you used the cartridge in a |
| original cartridges. Most people these days choose | | | | manner that caused the damage to the printer. |
| to recycle their ink cartridges and at most large | | | | As the odds of this are highly unlikely it isn't really |
| companies and offices you'll see special bins for | | | | a matter of concern and means you can buy any |
| empty cartridges which are then sent to be | | | | compatible cartridge that you wish. |
| cleaned and refilled to be used again. If you are | | | | If you work in a large company that gets through |
| interested in recycling then look into | | | | a lot of ink cartridges then you could even earn |
| remanufactured cartridges and never look back | | | | yourself some money by switching to recycling. |
| as they'll not only save you lots of money but | | | | Some companies will pay for undamaged |
| also let you do your little bit in saving the planet. | | | | cartridges so incorporate a recycling bin in your |
| Remanufactured printer cartridges are made of | | | | workplace and set up a scheme that will make it |
| reused printer cartridge parts and just as good as | | | | all worthwhile. |
| the original ones, they are cheaper as the only | | | | Look online and you'll find companies where you |
| costs the company has to cover are the ink and | | | | can send your old cartridges, there is generally a |
| labour involved in the process. Switch to buying | | | | form to download and fill out to be sent along |
| remanufactured cartridges and not only will you | | | | with the items. Ensure you wrap the cartridges |
| end up paying a lot less but also get to feel good | | | | carefully so they can't be damaged on the |
| about helping to reduce the amount of waste that | | | | journey, preferably in paper or plastic bags incase |
| ends up in a landfill and takes decades to decay. | | | | of leakage. Some companies will give you credit |
| There is nothing particularly difficult about | | | | to be used in buying new ink cartridges, whilst |
| remanufactured printer ink cartridges, they are | | | | others will pay the money directly into your bank |
| simply made from empty ones. The process they | | | | account. |
| go through involves being taken apart, cleaned | | | | Remember that when you make the decision to |
| and repaired, new parts added when necessary | | | | buy remanufactured cartridges you are supporting |
| and then refilled with inkjet ink or laser toner, | | | | recycling efforts, reusing cartridge parts saves |
| once they have been rigorously tested they are | | | | enormous amounts of plastics, metal and oil from |
| then packaged and the job is done. Throughout | | | | ending up on already overfull waste disposal sites |
| the process OEM standards have to be | | | | and when you realize that plastics can take up to |
| maintained so the finished product is just as good | | | | 1000 years to decompose how can you make |
| quality as the original, and even has to undergo | | | | any other choice? |
| various tests to confirm this. There are | | | | The biggest advantage to shopping online is that |
| remanufactured cartridges for practically every | | | | you have the chance to open as many websites |
| printer and finding one suitable for yours shouldn't | | | | as you want and easily compare products and |
| be an issue. | | | | prices without having to spend a whole day or |
| There is still a misconception with many | | | | more going from shop to shop. You can also find |
| companies that if you buy your printer from a | | | | lots of valuable advice and information from other |
| brand name, you always then have to buy your | | | | users and shoppers via forums and reviews. As |
| cartridges from them too otherwise your | | | | merchants from all over the world advertise |
| warranty becomes invalid. However this isn't the | | | | online you are much more likely to find printer ink |
| case, by law (look up the Magnusson-Moss | | | | cartridges, HP ink cartridges or HP Photosmart |
| warranty act online for further information) the | | | | c4580 ink at very reasonable prices. |