Anyone just toss away toner carts?

[BrunoPuntzJones]

I save genuine HP ones as Staples gives the $3 coupons, but nothing on the others. I usually buy compatible carts from Monoprice. I have been taking the empties to Staples just to get rid of them, but I'm starting to just want to pitch them in the trash.

Dozens of these things a month piling up are just a pain in the ass. Just curious if they are "safe" enough to throw away with regular trash, as I've never really thought about it till just now.

 

[hanoverphist]

we toss them willy-nilly into the dumpster usually... seriously. ive never even considered collecting them to dispose of any other way.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Here at work, if they have a UPS label or something to send them back then they get sent back. If they don't have a return label for recycling, they go in the trash.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: hanoverphist
we toss them willy-nilly into the dumpster usually... seriously. ive never even considered collecting them to dispose of any other way.

 

[jandrews]

The way I see it, we are selfish in just about every one of our daily interactions and decisions why not take the two seconds to properly recycle stuff, stop being so lazy. I keep them and recycle.

 

[FeuerFrei]

I stick the old LaserJet cartridges back in the box they came in and ship them off to HP. They come with a handy prepaid UPS shipping label.
Just wait for the UPS deliveryman to stop in with a delivery, and then foist the waiting cartridge boxes on him.

 

[pontifex]

laser toners get sent back to the manufacturer with prepaid labels. one of the emplyees here collects them for the school or something. i guess the school gets money or something from it.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Yeah but I don't buy OEM regularly.

Into the trash they go!

 

[PottedMeat]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
I save genuine HP ones as Staples gives the $3 coupons, but nothing on the others. I usually buy compatible carts from Monoprice. I have been taking the empties to Staples just to get rid of them, but I'm starting to just want to pitch them in the trash.

Dozens of these things a month piling up are just a pain in the ass. Just curious if they are "safe" enough to throw away with regular trash, as I've never really thought about it till just now.

Dosen't staples/officemax/depot give you a free ream of paper for bringing in used toner carts?

Heres a tip: Don't think you can take remaining toner from random old cartridges and dump it into an almost empty cartridge and expect it to work...

 

[hunewbie]

Actually you can sell them http://www.tonerbuyer.com/mylist.html...earn some money...much more than staples...

I tried using the staples 3$ coupons online...they only allow 3 at a time...and some of them don't work...they kinda suck...and can easily be guessed by anyone, since their serial numbers are sequential...

but yeah...try to recycle...you get more $$$

oooopss this should be the correct link

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Originally posted by: PottedMeat

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
I save genuine HP ones as Staples gives the $3 coupons, but nothing on the others. I usually buy compatible carts from Monoprice. I have been taking the empties to Staples just to get rid of them, but I'm starting to just want to pitch them in the trash.

Dozens of these things a month piling up are just a pain in the ass. Just curious if they are "safe" enough to throw away with regular trash, as I've never really thought about it till just now.

Dosen't staples/officemax/depot give you a free ream of paper for bringing in used toner carts?

Heres a tip: Don't think you can take remaining toner from random old cartridges and dump it into an almost empty cartridge and expect it to work...

AFAIK it's only on HP or Lexmark carts (not generic).

And yeah, I could see how mixing carts could be bad

 

[imported_weadjust]

You can sell them on ebay.

http://search.ebay.com/ws/sear...fsoo%3D1&fcl=3&frpp=50

 

[crab]

Originally posted by: weadjust
You can sell them on ebay.

http://search.ebay.com/ws/sear...fsoo%3D1&fcl=3&frpp=50

You're kidding me...$180?

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: crab

Originally posted by: weadjust
You can sell them on ebay.

http://search.ebay.com/ws/sear...fsoo%3D1&fcl=3&frpp=50

You're kidding me...$180?

well do the math.

you trade them into staples for 3 bucks per cart.

you're getting like 3 times the value.

the only problem is you can only use a 3 per day or whatever their requirements are.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Recycle them b/c I'm not lazy.