Do you recycle your ink cartridges?

ronm80

15 years ago

If so where?

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wanda_va
15 years ago
I turn mine into Staples--and I get credit for them (you have to join the Staples club, but that is free).
pawsitive_gw
15 years ago
I take them to Staples also. I get $3 back for each one I reclycle and that takes a big chunk out of the cost of a new one!
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I have an HP all-in-one printer with 6 cartrides. Sometimes, I do change when the low indicator pops up, but not always. I use the build-in features of the printer to see how low the cartridges are. I may print a report or just look at the printer's graphics display. If there is 8% to 10% left, I'll print a bit more; If its down to 5%, its change out time. I not sure how the modern printers manage the ink supply these days. Before I retired, I had bad experiences with early ink jets, noteable, a Tektronics printer. If this one ran dry and any air entered the supply side of the print head, the pulse pump would loose its prime and would not oeprate again until primed. It could not re-prime itself as it needed to re-establish surface tension with the ink supply. It required a service call to get it going again. Paying a tech over $200 just to prime the print head was too much. Obviously, this printer was replaced during the next office equipment upgrade cycle. These comments apply to printers with fixed ink jets and with cartridges that hold only ink. [On some printer models, each cartridge has the print jets built into the cartridge, and on these, you can run those to empty without any prine problem.] Because of past, but very old experience, I do not run a fixed print head dry of ink. I do not wish to take a chance of loosing prime and having to re-establish it, although, I suppose the new printers have addressed that problem - I simply do not know and it is not explained in the instructions that comes with the printer. The instruction is: Change the cartridge when indicated.
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minnie_tx
15 years ago
Thanks for the info I used to take them there and wondered if they still take them
pattico_gw
15 years ago
No I haven't been recycling them...but I do have them refilled. I do that at Walgreens. I've had it done several time in the same cartridge...and it has worked fine so far.

patti
justlinda
15 years ago
I bought a refilling kit at Staples and refill my own. The first time was bit messy, but now I have it down to a science. Lickety-split ~ no mess ~ no empty cartridges to lug around :)
good36
15 years ago
I used to have them filled but they did not seem to last as long as a new one. I do recycle at work. I finally got smart and bought a printer for at home which uses a cheaper ink cartridge. They are $under $20.
phyllis__mn
15 years ago
HP always has an envelope to send in with your used cartridges, so I use that. I get a lot of mileage out of this printer, unlike the ink hog Epson I had for a couple of years.
maybee_gw
15 years ago
You can get free envelopes at Wal-Mart and send them in....I try to do that because they are not good for the land fill. When we had an Office Max here, you could turn them in for paper...I loved that option. But..now all that is left around here is Wal-Mart so I use their envelopes...
bigbaby
15 years ago
I used to get plastic envelopes from the post office to send them somewhere to be recycled, but they don't have them anymore. Thanks for the info on Staples. I may even try refilling mine.
taigen_gw
15 years ago
I refill our cannon cartridges (clear), they are easy to refill. Never refilled the HP ones(black)...has anyone had success refilling those? I love HP but they are exspensive. I understand why with the new print head each time. I should check our staples to see if there is a discount for returned cartridges.
cynic
15 years ago
I used to bring them to Office Max & Office Depot and get a ream of paper in exchange. I refilled them for a while. Haven't needed a new cart on my inkjet yet and I use a laser for most of my printing.
gramzeeinmd
15 years ago
I never did before but I just put a new cartridge in for color and since it is an
HP there was an envelope. I will run it to the post office sometime this werk.
Deb

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