subject: Looking for replacement ink cartridges [print this page] Looking for replacement ink cartridges Looking for replacement ink cartridges
Looking for replacement ink cartridges can prove pretty expensive, especially if you are buying OEM or Original Equipment Manufacturer cartridges from a branded manufacturer. As well as being expensive, they also tend to get disposed of in waste landfill sites, where they can take around a thousand years to decompose fully, making them highly damaging to the environment.
One solution to this is to consider using compatible ink cartridges or compatible toner cartridges, such as HP toners or brother toners. Far from producing poor quality print outs of text or images, these reconstructed cartridges actually produce prints which are as good as if not better than- OEM cartridges, while being cheaper and better for the environment.Compatible ink cartridges and compatible toner cartridges such as brother toners and HP tonerscost around 30-60% less than their OEM counterparts, and dramatically reduce pollution and waste by having been recycled instead of simply left in landfills.
Compatible ink cartridges and compatible toner cartridges such as brother toners and HP tonersare made by taking apart an empty ink or toner cartridge, cleaning it and refilling it ready for re-use. A popular way of economizing in this situation is to self-refill the cartridges. There are kits available for you to be able to do this, and while these kits can cost around as much as a new set of cartridges, in the long term they are by far one of the most cost effective ways of saving both money and helping the environment, as the kits can be used to refill the cartridges many times over. Refills save over 50% to 70% off the cost of an original cartridge, but the process can be messy if it is not done properly. There are also some printers which use electronic chips inside the ink cartridges. When these are refilled, the printer will not accept the cartridge when it is re-inserted into the printer.
For this reason, Compatible ink cartridges and compatible toner cartridges such as brother toners and HP tonersare a good choice as the process is professionally taken care of prior to the cartridges going on sale, saving you mess, money and reducing your carbon footprint as a business.
Empty ink and toner cartridges can also be recycled through various websites on the internet. Some will offer money in exchange for the old ink or toner cartridges, while some stores will offer points in return for them. Compatible ink cartridges and compatible toner cartridges such as brother toners and HP toners are also becoming more and more readily available, as more businesses have started to recognize their cost effectiveness as well as their overall performance.
