| Printer Toner Cartridges create over 1.9 billion pounds | | | | recycling toner cartridges and cell phones. Here is how |
| of non-biodegradable waste. But when you buy a | | | | it works. You save up all of the old toner cartridges |
| recycled toner cartridge you are helping save the | | | | and cell phones you can, then box them up. They give |
| planet, right? Well, yes and no. Certain popular | | | | you free return shipping tags, you send them off and |
| cartridges are still being thrown into the landfills. Why? | | | | then wait till they send you a check! The prices are set |
| There is an overabundance of certain popular virgin | | | | for each cartridge and cell phone. I don't think you could |
| cartridges available. Virgin cartridges are empty toner | | | | get rich from this but it is a great fund raiser. Our fund |
| cartridges that have never been recycled. | | | | raiser is to send kids to camp. If you are interested in |
| Remanufactured toner cartridges using virgin | | | | the fund raiser I am talking about the company is called |
| cartridges cost less to remanufacture. This is because | | | | "CC Cash." Go to their website for details. Set up is |
| some of the components can be used another cycle. | | | | free of charge. They also make it easy by giving you |
| The drum and drum blade should always be replaced, | | | | boxes, flyers and posters for your fund raiser. It's a |
| but the other components are just fine to leave in | | | | great way to recycle. I asked them how much they |
| most of the time. These components are marginal at | | | | would give me for the empties I had. They said they |
| best the third time around so the best thing to do is to | | | | could not give me any money but that I could ship |
| replace them to lower the defect rate. Items such as | | | | them free of charge and they will be recycled. |
| the recovery blade, developer mag roller, developer | | | | Here is a way we can make recycling toner cartridges |
| drum spacers, seals and bearings can cost the | | | | better. I believe millions of cartridges could be recycled |
| manufacturer more money so they opt to use the | | | | if we would just take the time to find a home for them. |
| virgin cartridges. It is a matter of simple economics. | | | | It is easy to just toss them in the trash can. Yes, I have |
| I had a bunch of empty toner cartridges sitting in my | | | | done it and maybe you have too. But you could start |
| garage but they had already been recycled. I wanted | | | | collecting different types of toner cartridges and send |
| to get rid of them, so I called many different | | | | them back regardless if they give money for them. |
| manufacturers in and out of my area. They all told me | | | | Just send them back. This could make a difference if |
| they didn't have any use for them. They said that they | | | | just a few of us did it. We can do better at recycling |
| only had a value if they were virgin cartridges. I still | | | | toner cartridges and lowering the amount of |
| wanted to get rid of the cartridges in my garage but I | | | | non-biodegradable waste that goes into our landfills. |
| wasn't having any luck. Then I came across a | | | | We may be able to make some money while we are |
| company that helps you start a fund raiser by | | | | at it! |