Why Recycle?
A recent survey showed that only around 10% of empty cartridges
are being recycled. This obviously means that 90% are going into the waste
bin and then dumped in our rapidly filling land fill sites and take thousands
of years to decompose. Not only is this bad news for the environment but it
is a massive waste of money.
Lasers or Inkjets
Many people get confused as to what cartridge they are
actually using. Is it an ink jet cartridge or a laser cartridge? Well quite
simply the large heavy cartridges are lasers, (sometimes called toner cartridge)
these are used mainly, but not always, by businesses and schools etc. They
are usually black plastic and contain a black carbon dust. Inkjet cartridges
are much smaller and are generally found in homes or in your desk top printer.
These contain liquid ink.
We only pay for ‘original' cartridges. (Known
as virgin cartridges) These are cartridges that have not been previously
remanufactured or refilled before. Original cartridges will be clearly marked
with the manufacturers logo and cartridge number, for instance HP, Lexmark,
Canon etc.
Remanufactured or refilled cartridges (known as non virgin) generally
have stickers or a label covering the original logo's which make them easy
to spot. Look closely, by law remanufactures have to make it clear that
it has been refilled or re-manufactured. If it has a brand name that is
not widely recognised chances are it is not an original cartridge. We do
not accept these under our scheme.
Returning Empty Cartridges can save you money, every cartridge that and be
reused can be put back out and reduce the cost of future remanufactured prices
Cartridge Values
All the recyclable cartridges that we collect have a value. The value of a cartridge depends on a few different things. The age of the printer, the popularity of certain printers and consumer demand all help in dictating the recyclable value. Prices for empty cartridges rise and fall just like any other commodity on the market
