| Did you know that some laser printer cartridges | | | | recycling thetoner cartridges. These are the |
| are worthover $20.00 each? Many people are | | | | cartridges used in laserprinters and many |
| throwing money down thedrain. I'll tell you how | | | | businesses use as well as some homeprinters |
| you can make money or even start apart or full | | | | almost all of these are recyclable. You can get |
| time business. | | | | alist from the company you sign up with. |
| The cartridge remanufacturing business is growing | | | | You can companioned with a recycling company |
| by leapsand bounds. There are now Franchises | | | | to stockpile andrecycle empty printer inkjet |
| setting up businessesacross the US By the | | | | cartridges, and empty tonercartridges from laser |
| thousands. Empty ink and tonercartridges are in | | | | printers and copiers. For every emptycartridge |
| high demand and the demand is growingrapidly | | | | that is sent, you will receive you payment |
| even some of the small ink cartridge empties | | | | andusually All shipping supplies and fees are |
| areselling for $6.00. Some empty toner cartridges | | | | pre-paid by therecycling company so there is no |
| are worthover $20.00. | | | | cost to you. nearly amillion "empties" are thrown |
| There are companies that specialize in buying | | | | away in the United Statesevery day, so they |
| empty tonercartridges. You can easily find them | | | | shouldn't be hard to find. |
| by doing a search on | | | | Don't hesitate to be creative! Here are a few |
| Goggle or any Search Engine. Just type in | | | | examples ofhow some people have gotten |
| Cartridgerecyclers and several will show up. Some | | | | involved. A member in Ohioordered a tabletop |
| of the companieswill even give you a business | | | | baggie aerosol dispenser and printed several |
| plan and tell you the bestmethods for collecting | | | | ofthem She made a small display in the waiting |
| the empties. Typically they will buyin small or large | | | | room of herdentist's office promoting awareness |
| quantities. Sign up is free and they willhave a price | | | | and support . |
| list that you can print out. This is onebusiness that | | | | A family in New Jersey has been gathering empty |
| you can start with virtually no money. | | | | tonercartridges and inkjets from the local school |
| Not all cartridges are suitable for recycling. Type | | | | district. |
| one hasthe print head built into the cartridge this is | | | | There are several buildings in the district and they |
| the one tocollect as they are the expensive ones | | | | alluse printers and copiers. They collect the |
| suitable forrecycling .You can tell these by the | | | | empties everyweek or so from the schools and |
| brass coloredelectronics on the back of the | | | | send them in. To date, theyhave gathered and |
| cartridge and the brasscolored print head Type | | | | shipped ended 1,000 empties! Severalpeople have |
| two is just a plastic containerwith a sponge in it. | | | | taken collection boxes to their work place. |
| Ink is injected into the sponge theseare very | | | | Generally, people are very supportive of the |
| inexpensive to produce and several companies | | | | recyclingeffort and are excited to participate. |
| makecompatible cartridges that is very | | | | Why recycle cartridges? Recycling unceasingly |
| inexpensive. | | | | large amountsof plastics outof landfills. Every year |
| Hewlett Packard and Lexmark are the main one | | | | over 300 million cartridges arethrown away. This |
| that you willneed to find. Lexmark makes many | | | | means for year-end cartridge, about 2.5pounds of |
| printers for othercompanies like Compaq and | | | | plastic is thrown into a landfill. It will nevergo away! |
| Xerox for example. So these arethe good ones | | | | Recycling saves natural resources. To imagine |
| also The ones to ignore are Epsons, | | | | asingle new laser cartridge, over 3 quarts of oil |
| Brothers,most Canons and some Xerox | | | | are used. |
| cartridges. I have found onecompany that takes | | | | In contrast, a recycled cartridge only requires 1 |
| Epson's. | | | | quart ofoil to be able to be reused. Recycling |
| So far we have been talking mostly about ink | | | | saves two quarts ofoil per cartridge. This year |
| cartridges. | | | | alone, toner cartridgeremanufacturing will save |
| There's probably more money to be made in | | | | over eleven million (11,000,000)gallons of oil. |