| General Information & Background | | | | sections are completely cleaned, and a fresh |
| Toner cartridges are used in laser printers, | | | | supply of toner is added before the cartridge is |
| photocopiers, fax machines, and | | | | resealed. |
| microphotographic printers. When the toner | | | | Purchasers should also be aware that using |
| cartridge is spent, it can be returned to a | | | | remanufactured products will not affect the laser |
| remanufacturer or the manufacturer to be refilled, | | | | printers warranty. For example, the industry |
| refurbished, and cleaned for resale. Popular | | | | warranty for Hewlett Packard reads: "For HP |
| Cartridges such as the 92298A (LJ4, 4+, 5, 5M), | | | | printer products, the use of a non-HP toner |
| and the C4127X (LJ4000 or LJ4050), are as low | | | | cartridge or a refilled toner cartridge does not |
| as $15.00. These cartridges new from HP are as | | | | affect either the warranty to the customer or |
| high as $125.00. The cost savings literally speaks | | | | any HP support with the customer." |
| for itself. | | | | The Moss Magnuson Act created in the 1970's |
| The quality of remanufactured and/or recharged | | | | helps to protect those that feel their warranty will |
| laser printer toner cartridges has improved | | | | be voided. It states that a manufacturer of any |
| dramatically since these products were first | | | | product cannot monopolize its product by requiring |
| introduced more than ten years ago. High quality | | | | them to purchase their supplies. It was created |
| remanufactured cartridges now undergo a | | | | mainly for the car dealers, but for those who |
| process that renders cartridges equivalent in | | | | want to use another cartridge brand it gives them |
| performance, print quality and page yield to new | | | | the freedom to do so. |
| models and that meet all original equipment | | | | Product Benefits |
| manufacturer (OEM) standards and specifications. | | | | The recovery and reuse of toner cartridges |
| Moving away from the original "drill and fill" method | | | | diverts millions of cubic feet of non-biodegradable |
| that created the industry's initial problems, the | | | | material from landfills. In addition, each recycled |
| current remanufacturing process now requires | | | | laser cartridge conserves the equivalent of 3 |
| that the cartridges be disassembled and inspected | | | | quarts of oil. They also offer dramatic cost |
| to determine any problem areas. Worn | | | | savings (as much as 60 percent) over OEM |
| components are replaced with new parts, all | | | | cartridges. |