Recyle or Reuse Ink Cartridges! Be Kind to the Environment

You can save the environment and save yourself money if you reuse OR recycle old ink cartridges.

If you are like most people today, you have at least one computer and one printer in your home, and more in your office.

If you have a printer connected to your laptop or desktop computer at home or in a small business office, you probably go through a lot of printer cartridges each month.

Whether you are printing reports for school projects, business reports or papers, email, jokes, recipes or references pages, that can amount to a lot of ink.

And when you are finished with that ink cartridge, what do you do with it? You probably just throw it away and install a new ink cartridge, right?

All of those ink cartridges have to go somewhere and they are NOT biodegradable. So, in addition to batteries and cell phones, we now have another source of permanent garbage.

Why not consider one of the following options to make your ink cartridge last longer, OR recycle your cartridge when you are ready to throw it away?

Recycling or reusing a printer cartridge doesn't take that much effort and it will really help the environment.

If you are the adventuresome type, you can save money on your printer cartridges by reusing them. When your cartridge runs out of ink, don't throw it away.

Instead, go online or run to your local office supply store and buy a refill for your cartridge. The refill process takes a little time the first time you do it, and the instructions may seem cumbersome. But, after you have the first refill under your belt, you will feel like a pro.

Refills are much less expensive than buying another cartridge so you'll feel good about saving money too!

If you have never been good at that sort of thing, at least consider recycling your ink cartridge. Look into these options by doing a search online or talking to your local office supply store. Many office supply stores will give you plastic bags to keep on hand.

When you are finished with your printer cartridge and you go to the store to buy a new one, you simply pop your old printer cartridge into the plastic bag and seal it.

Take it to the office supply store with you and drop it off to them to recycle. They may even give you a discount on your new printer cartridge when you drop off the old one!

Check into online store policies as well, as some will allow you to return your printer cartridge to get coupons or discounts on your next purchase.

If your business is a bit larger and you buy your cartridges in bulk from a wholesaler, you can also check into your wholesaler's policy regarding recycling.

Some wholesalers will allow you to collect and return old cartridges for recycling AND give you a discount on your next bulk purchase for each batch of recycled cartridges you return.

So, you DO have options. You can choose to REUSE your cartridges by injecting new ink into them instead of buying new ink cartridges, and save some money in the process.

OR, you can recycle your ink cartridges, save some money in the process, AND feel good about protecting the environment for yourself and the next generation!