Hundreds of hundreds of documents need to be printed everyday in companies or organizations, this could be rather frustrated when the printers run out of toners when printing. Whenever the toner cartridges are empty, we throw them away without giving a second thought.
But from now on, you can think of what can be done with them before you throwing away those cartridges. Here are some tips for you to know what can be done with those empty toner cartridges despite of just throwing them away.
Refilled the cartridges
Toner cartridges are really expensive, especially those OEM ones, you can try to refill them all by yourself to save a lot of money. Those refilling kits can allow you to refill your toner cartridges at home for 5 to 10 times. But you have to handle it tactically because refilling is not every one’s cup of tea.
Some of the cartridges can be refilled easily by just unplugging and pouring. Other brands such as HP and Canon cartridges are not that easy to refill. Shake the bottle of the toner well when refilling, then you will have to create a hole in the cartridges to pour the toner powder in. But this may cause a lot of problems, such as toners leak.
Once done with refilling, you have to be careful to wipe the extra bit of toner powders spilled outside the hole. Then you will have to seal the hole with rubber or plastic grommet to prevent leakage. The toner refilling kit should be tightly fitted seal because only in this way you are going to seal it properly.
Recycle the cartridges
If you don’t want to refill the cartridges yourself then there are toner cartridge refilling stations available which can make the refilling for you. Some people think that toner cartridge refilling is not genuine and can damage their printers. Then if you don’t want to get the empty cartridges refilled then you can recycle them by delivering them to manufactures. The remanufactured ink cartridges are also useful. They are also in good quality but much cheaper than the OEM ones, which can save you a lot.
Manage the waste
Now there is the question about what to do with the damaged toner cartridges or those have already been recycled too many times. Don’t dump them everywhere, even empty ink cartridges can take 450 to 1000 years to decompose, which will do really harm to our environment. There are many recycling companies that can even take the damaged cartridges. This will make you get rid of the waste.
But from now on, you can think of what can be done with them before you throwing away those cartridges. Here are some tips for you to know what can be done with those empty toner cartridges despite of just throwing them away.
Refilled the cartridges
Toner cartridges are really expensive, especially those OEM ones, you can try to refill them all by yourself to save a lot of money. Those refilling kits can allow you to refill your toner cartridges at home for 5 to 10 times. But you have to handle it tactically because refilling is not every one’s cup of tea.
Some of the cartridges can be refilled easily by just unplugging and pouring. Other brands such as HP and Canon cartridges are not that easy to refill. Shake the bottle of the toner well when refilling, then you will have to create a hole in the cartridges to pour the toner powder in. But this may cause a lot of problems, such as toners leak.
Once done with refilling, you have to be careful to wipe the extra bit of toner powders spilled outside the hole. Then you will have to seal the hole with rubber or plastic grommet to prevent leakage. The toner refilling kit should be tightly fitted seal because only in this way you are going to seal it properly.
Recycle the cartridges
If you don’t want to refill the cartridges yourself then there are toner cartridge refilling stations available which can make the refilling for you. Some people think that toner cartridge refilling is not genuine and can damage their printers. Then if you don’t want to get the empty cartridges refilled then you can recycle them by delivering them to manufactures. The remanufactured ink cartridges are also useful. They are also in good quality but much cheaper than the OEM ones, which can save you a lot.
Manage the waste
Now there is the question about what to do with the damaged toner cartridges or those have already been recycled too many times. Don’t dump them everywhere, even empty ink cartridges can take 450 to 1000 years to decompose, which will do really harm to our environment. There are many recycling companies that can even take the damaged cartridges. This will make you get rid of the waste.
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