You may read some other blogs on this printer cartridge’s recycling topic but there you have probably learned only one or two things. According to the research, every year more than 375 million printer cartridges are directly thrown away that means, more than one million in every day or more than ten cartridges in every second. So, the amount is huge and these waste toner and ink cartridges are extremely dangerous to our environment.

Why waste printer cartridges are dangerous?

Printer cartridges generally contain mercury or lead.
The toner powder of the printer is highly flammable at high temperature.
The carbon particle in a toner cartridge is harmful. It causes cancer.
A cartridge generally takes more than 1000 years to decompose.

According to the research, more than 97% of the printer cartridges can be easily reused. Also, every year more than 10 million printer cartridges are sold but among them, only 10% of cartridges get recycled.

How to recycle toner cartridge and ink cartridge?
There are different methods that you usually try to recycling printer cartridges.

1. Enroll in a return program
Most of the popular brands like HP arrange cartridge return programs. So, if you have an old and empty ink or toner cartridge then you have to register for the program and send them the empty cartridge. This type of program always offers a replacement.

2. Recycle at home
As we discussed recycling is a simple process. You can do it at your home. Firstly, you need to buy refill kits from online or offline retailers in Sydney. After that, open the printer cover and then carefully remove the empty cartridge from it. Once you have done, find the refilling holes on the cartridge. Now, fill the inks into your cartridges through the holes. When refilling is done, reinstall the cartridge into the printer.

Key advantages of recycling toner and ink cartridges

Nowadays, to save the environment, cartridges are made of advanced technology. These advanced cartridges are highly recyclable. There are many reasons to recycle toner cartridge and ink cartridge. They have many advantages. Undoubtedly, it’s very cost saving as compared to replacing. More than 90% cost can be saved with the help of recycling. Also, you can easily save energy and materials on making new printer cartridges.

Recycled or reused cartridges are extremely compatible and durable too. It’s better to replace with a new one. A recycled cartridge always gives the same results that a new cartridge gives.