Easy Home Office Recycle (ink cartridge)

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Whether you use your home office for paying bills and occasional correspondence, or you use your home office for finishing your work, I believe that you use a lot of paper and a lot of printer ink.

Paper and toner are probably not things we spend a lot of time thinking about, until we run out of one in the middle of a project. Then we off to purchase it at stores and after that the empty cartridge is thrown away down to the bin without chances of it to be recycled.

Almost everyone know yet that with a little time and planning, you could easily save hundreds of dollars a year. Consumer have three options when deciding how to keep their printer filled with ink.  

1. Purchase a new ink jet cartridge from a local retail location. As with other industries, when you wait to make a purchase when you need the product, you will usually pay a premium price. Retail stores are there for convenience, and offer you the maximum price for the ease.

2. Refill your existing ink jet cartridges. Many retail stores are offering this option. You simply bring in your existing cartridges, and refill them with the appropriate ink color. This still offers you the convenience of immediate purchase, but it can also be messy.

3. Purchase recycled ink jet cartridges. Recycling your ink jet cartridge allows you to save up to 70 percent off the retail price, and provides you with a way of keeping the cartridge out of the landfills. Recycling does take more time, and isn't an instant process, but the savings makes it worth it.

Recycle your ink cartridge by sending it back to the company where they will refurbish it, refill it, and send it back to your location. Recycling cartridge process can take anywhere from a few days to a couple of days.

The best way to stay prepared for printing emergencies is to have two cartridges in place within your office system. When one cartridge runs out of ink, you send it in, and have a spare ready for printing.