Enjoy Cost Savings and Waste Prevention with Recyclable or Reusable Office Supplies by Christy Berger
The next time you go to buy office supplies, you should really have a few more things on your mind than price. Printer cartridges, while useful, contribute massively to the world’s waste problems, leading to pollution and the overfilling of landfills. ... This can be done by disposing of the cartridge at an approved recycling station. ... This means that toner and printer ink cartridges are reused before they are thrown away. ... Since a single cartridge can be reused or remanufactured up to four times, can you imagine the overall source reduction and waste prevention that occurs?

The History of Printer Ink Cartridges by Keith Kingston
With the introduction of the inkjet printer and printer ink cartridge in 1984, the task of printing your documents and changing printer ink cartridges became more convenient, reliable and cleaner than the previous methods of changing ribbons or inserting a toner cartridge.  Prior to 1984, the... The quality is excellent, thanks to the development of printer ink cartridges.  It is possible to print on many different sizes and types of paper, fabric, film, etc.  These printers are used in businesses, in schools and the homes of millions of people worldwide.  Each printer uses a specific...

Refillable Toner Cartridges – A Money Saver? by Allison Thompson
More and more people are using refillable printer and copying cartridges as not only a way of saving money, but also in helping to reduce the effects that landfill sites have on the environment. However, after carrying out some research there is much you can find out about refilling cartridges... Certainly you don not have to waste time and effort in refilling the cartridge and also it has the added benefit of you knowing that the ink used in the cartridge is the right kind and that your printer head will not get damaged or ruined.

How to Properly Remanufacture Your HP 4500 Color LaserJet Toner Cartridges In Just 14 Easy Steps by Joseph Mercado
Hewlett Packard Color LaserJet toner cartridges and supplies are the only supplies that have been specially designed, engineered and formulated to work together with the HP Color LaserJet 4500 and 4550 series printers to ensure consistent color and optimum output every time you print. ... Step #14: •Install the fill plug and end cap (two screws) after removing stray toner from the filling step and snap the contact pin into cartridge. ... First, you will need the necessary Tools & Supplies Required: Tools & Supplies Required: •#1 Phillips Head Screwdriver (tool) •Phillips Head Jeweler’s...

Running Low On Ink? Time To Get A New Printer! by Pete Caldwell
This is the scenario being faced by millions around the world today. You need to replace your printer ink cartridges but the cost is only a few dollars less than buying a brand new printer which of course comes with brand new cartridges. Why? Manufacturers make very little profit from the sale... In so doing when you need to replace a cartridge, say yellow, you need only replace this one colour and not the whole colour cartridge. ... Laser printers work on an entirely different system utilizing a large cartridge containing toner and not ink.

Remanufactured Domestic Cartridges or Imported Genuine Printer Ink - Which One Do You Prefer? by Joseph Mercado
The cartridge world is a rotating atmosphere of both genuine and remanufactured ink cartridges. The question is, how genuine is imported ink from foreign suppliers? There are several genuine reasons. It’s just a matter of who gives you the right answers. ... Forinstance; you order an HP C4127A toner cartridge for the LaserJet 4000 series, which consists of 600 grams of toner, and your current supplier is only providing 300 grams of toner, you’re being cheated 300 grams of toner. ... You may or may not have been told that you are able to use the cartridge multiple times before changing any...

Your Cartridge Components Are Clogging Your Ink-Toner Cartridges And Counterfeits Are Slowly Melting by Joseph Mercado
Are you aware of the facilities where your cartridge components are being made? Some of those parts bought do not always come from the sticker label that is on the cartridge component itself. There may be times you encounter a marketer who is willing to provide inkjet or toner cartridges to you... Counterfeit cartridge labels on cartridge component goods cover approximately 9.7% of the perecent of international and domestic hardware trade. ... The problem with this is when the distributor goes to resell for the manufacturer, the printer toner cartridge componets aren't coming from a...

How To Properly Remanufacture Your Brother TN540 Toner Cartridges For The HL-5100 In Just 23 Steps by Joseph Mercado
Here we have the Brother TN-540 toner cartridge which has been around since May of 2004. This toner is designed to fit into the Brother HL-5150 printer which is based a 21 page per minute and 1200 dots per inch LaserJet engine. This engine is actually and upscale to the HL-1240, using the TN-460... The TN-540 is the low yield cartridge and the TN-570 is the high yield cartridge for the following Brother LaserJet printer models: •DCP-8040 •DCP-8045D •HL-5130 •HL-5140 •HL-5150D •HL-5150DLT •HL-5170DNLT •MFC-8220 •MFC-8440 •MFC-8840D •MFC-8840DN This TN-540 cartridge will yield up...

Your Common Problems & Solutions For Your LaserJet Printers - Become Your Own Solution Provider by Joseph Mercado
Your Toner Cartridge Troubleshooting Guide: Below are some common problems that may show up during your printer usage. Here’s what will happen and how to fix them: •Dirty PCR (primary charge roller): A dirty PCR, which is located inside the printer, will cause vertical gray streaks down the... -Press “SELECT.” -The Print Menu page contains the printer page count, toner level, cartridge serial number, cartridge size, whether it’s Prebate or not, and the cartridge type (Normal, MICR, or Label).

How to Calculate Cost Per Page for Laser and Inkjet Printers by Christy Berger
Here's some information on the prices of different laser and inkjet printers, their cost per page and what to expect when planning your budget. The price of a typical inkjet printer will be between $40 to $150. Photo-printing inkjet printers will start from $200. ... Yield is the number of pages that can be printed with one particular inkjet cartridge or toner. ... Typical cost of ink cartridge replacement for inexpensive inkjet printers varies between $20 to $50 and between $20 to $75 for high-end inkjet printers.