| When electronics and their related accessories | | | | drum units are broken up into small pieces so that |
| reach a point where they can no longer be used | | | | they can be manufactured into other sorts of |
| by a consumer, or a person no longer has a need | | | | material. The cartridges are organized according to |
| for it, they have the ability to send the item to a | | | | the plastic that they are composed of. Magnets |
| recycler. A recycler will strip it for its parts and | | | | are utilized to retrieve the metal out of the |
| the parts will be disposed of in a manner that | | | | demolished components. All other components of |
| does not harm the environment. This helps keep | | | | the cartridges are forwarded to other recycling |
| toxic material out of landfills where they can leach | | | | agencies so they can be separated and |
| into the soil and water table. One such computer | | | | manufactured into other types of products. |
| printer component that can be disassembled for | | | | Printer cartridge components can be |
| recycling or repair is the Ink Printer Cartridge. The | | | | manufactured into many products such as steel |
| computer company Hewlett Packard has a | | | | products, industrial plastics, new cartridge toners, |
| disassemble program for ink printer cartridges. As | | | | aluminum materials, and much more. As well, ink |
| well, some people may want to disassemble their | | | | and toner are kept out of the landfills. If it was |
| HP ink printer cartridge for repair. | | | | not for recycling, a lot of energy and pollution |
| The following is a guide on how to disassemble an | | | | would be emitted which makes recycling ink |
| HP Ink Printer Cartridge as outlined by Hewlett | | | | printer cartridges very beneficial for the people, |
| Packard in their guide on Product End-of-Life | | | | animals, communities, and the planet. |
| Disassembly: | | | | As we move towards a technology driven world, |
| 1. Acquire a Torx screwdriver | | | | we have to implement initiatives to combat |
| 2. Remove the cartridge from the printer. | | | | e-waste. When it comes to ink printer cartridges, |
| 3. Remove all the case parts of the cartridge | | | | companies such as Hewlett Packard are creating |
| 4. Remove the power supply, all carriages and | | | | important programs to help protect the |
| unconnected harnesses that are free standing and | | | | environment. As well, local governments and |
| not connected to anything. | | | | municipalities are implementing their own recycling |
| 5. Remove RIDS, ISS, SS | | | | programs. When you can no longer use your ink |
| 6. Remove the hanger, star wheel, ram drive, and | | | | printer cartridge, be kind to the environment and |
| support OP | | | | do not throw it in the garbage. There many |
| 7. Remove sensors, LF motor, pin linkage, feed | | | | organizations that can take the cartridge and |
| roller, pick roller, and level and paper guides | | | | recycle it. When protecting and conserving our |
| 8. Remove lever-bypass and lower paper guide | | | | environment, we have to adapt to technological |
| 9. Remove the side wall left and side wall right | | | | changes in order to make sure we have a green |
| 10. Remove P Lift and Kicker | | | | planet in the future. Recycling HP Ink Printer |
| When one sends a printer cartridge to be | | | | Cartridges is an easy way to create a sustainable |
| recycled, the ink cartridges, toner bottles, and | | | | environment. |