When your toner is finished do you simply toss it into your bin or you really don’t know what happens to it? Well, every year millions of empty old toner cartridges are disposed into the trash ending up in landfills.

Toner cartridges are made from polymer grade plastic making them among the most environmentally damaging items that people normally throw away. The toner or ink inside the cartridge leaches into the water or soil thereby polluting the environment for many years to come.

Fortunately, there are better ways to handle them as toner cartridges are both reusable and recyclable.

Reuse your cartridges
Every single cartridge you reuse is one less which goes to landfill. One single cartridge can be re-manufactured/reused upto 5-6 times , while delivering the same print quality and page output as expected from brand new printer cartridge. Yes, you can expect the same reliability as a brand new cartridge , as long as you buy from a reputable manufacturer.

There is a lot of competition in the aftermarket printer cartridge industry and with that, you get varying degree of quality and reliability. To find a good provider, you will want to take the time to do some research. A high number of positive reviews on the product backed by excellent customer service are two signs of solid manufacturer. Greenvolution is a great option. We have been selling thousands of our GV brand re-manufactured printer cartridges for close to eight years and we cover almost every printer model on the market.

Our cartridges earn positive reviews from customers and best part is corporates have saved hundreds of thousands of rupees by buying re-manufactured printer cartridges over brand new cartridges.

Give it back to the manufacturer

Many toner cartridge makers offers their customers a buy back option against collection of empty cartridges. You give it for free and get green points in return which can be redeemed as cash discount in next purchase.

You can also drop off your empty cartridges at manufacturer’s authorized service centre.

Recycle it locally

There are chances that your local recycling company may take these used cartridges, which is another fast and organised way to recycle old toner cartridges. Store these cartridges and when you have enough, call the local electronic waste recycler in your area for safe collection and disposal.

Sell used cartridges

If you would like to get some money, you can sell the used cartridges. Some organizations will actually pay you for your older toner cartridges. These are companies like us which are into the business of Re-manufacturing of waste printer cartridges.

Following either of these ways, will help you save environment as well as money.

Please write in comments if have any questions on this article.

Are you afraid that a replacement cartridge will void your warranty? Or that you can be charged for service to your printer if you don’t use a cartridge produced by the original manufacturer? Many consumers believe that their printer can only use ink and toner from the printer manufacturer.

Wrong!!!

That would be like a Razor and Blade model wherein one item is sold at a lower price in order to increase sales of a complementary goods such as consumables.

The truth is, you can use whatever replacement cartridge you want in your printer. Simply put, it is illegal for a printer manufacturer to require you to purchase or use a particular brand of cartridge.

For any printer you have different options available when it comes to choose consumables.

1 Original Equipment Manufacturer(OEM)

2. Remanufactured printer cartridges

3. Compatible Printer Cartridges

An OEM Cartridge comes directly from the printer’s manufacturer(i.e HP, Canon, Brother, Epson)

A Remanufactured cartridge is the one that has been re purposed for continued use on a particular model of printer. They are inspected to make sure there is nothing wrong with the cartridge shell, then each cartridge undergoes a thorough factory cleaning in a controlled, dust free environment. The cartridge shells are then re fitted with new parts, refilled, tested and finally sealed.

A properly made Remanufactured cartridge perform equivalent to brand new cartridges in terms of print quality and page output. Moreover these cartridges are 60-70% cheaper than brand new cartridges.

Using Remanufactured cartridges are good for enviornment too as you are reusing the cartridges rather than creating more waste by buying new ones.

A Compatible Cartridge is the one manufactured by different company but fully usable for a particular model of printer.

What’s the bottom line?

At the end of the day, only you, the consumer, can decide what to use in your printer. Any sales or service person that says otherwise is trying to intimidate and mislead you. An original equipment manufacturer cannot void your warranty because you exercise your right to choose a preferred brand of printer cartridge.

Don’t be afraid to tell this to any service person or original equipment manufacturer representative who threatens your right to choose the inkjet or laser cartridge of your choice.

Copier Rental from Greenvolution

If you need a  photocopier machine for your office, it make sense to rent it out instead of purchasing it outright.

We offers rental of all IT and office equipment to corporates across India.

Greenvolution is a reliable service that only offers well maintained photocopiers that feature the latest technology. We have range of black and color copier available of canon, xerox, konica minolta, ricoh and others. So the next time you need to hire a photocopier for a short term or long term rent plan, look no further than Greenvolution photocopier machines.

Copier Rental (Per Copy Basis)

We offer Copier Rental only for Corporate / Government Customers & Educational Institutes. Our range is highly appreciated by the client and available at market leading price. We offer copier machines on rental for both black and color requirements.

Copier Rental Advantages

• No Initial Investment
• Zero Maintenance charges
• Low Copy Cost & High Copy Quality
• Rent is inclusive of all Spares & Consumables

Reasons for Opting Greenvolution photocopier Machines :

• Updated skilled technicians
• Largest Inventory of Digital Copiers & Printers
• Largest Inventory for Spares & Consumables
• On time Delivery, Installation and support
• 100% Service satisfaction
• Convenient Rental Packages
• Once a month payment with flexible rental schemes.