Best thing to do with old ink cartridges?

[ironk]

Whats the best thing to do with them? Should i just throw them in the garbage or are there other options that can help the community, etc.

Thanks..

I have like 6 emtpy epson 880 cartridges.

 

[allisolm]

Take them to Office Depot (one per day might be all that is allowed) and they will give you a ream of paper for an empty cartridge. Staples did this also, but I don't know if they still do.

 

[Wallydraigle]

Step 1: Acquire lots of empty ink cartridges.

Step 2: ?

Step 3: Profit.

 

[amdskip]

Walmart has postage paid plastic mailers that you can just mail them in to some company who must refill them.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: lirion
Step 1: Acquire lots of empty ink cartridges.

Step 2: ?

Step 3: Profit.

Step 2: Take pictures.

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: lirion
Step 1: Acquire lots of empty ink cartridges.

Step 2: ?

Step 3: Profit.

Step 2: Take pictures.

How many is 'lots'? At a certain point they become Weapons of Mass Destruction. Just like wheat all that printer dust goes boom...

 

[The_Dude8]

OD does not accept the canon and epson ink cartridges for some reason.

 

[TMPadmin]

I have a company that pays me $1 per cartridge.

 

[TheNinja]

Originally posted by: lirion
Step 1: Acquire lots of empty ink cartridges.

Step 2: ?

Step 3: Profit.

LOL....lirion is an ink catridge gnome

 

[ironk]

I have a company that pays me $1 per cartridge

Reallly? now what company would do that?

 

[TechnoPro]

HP will send you free postage-paid mailers used to mail them back used HP cartridges for recycling. HP.com

 

[YingYang]

why don't you buy the re-fill kits and re-use them. They're about $10 bucks at Fry's for about 3 refills.

 

[LordJezo]

Some stores, like Staples I belive, have drop off boxes for all used ink carts.. just go around to the different office stores by you and find out which ones have the boxes you can dump them into.

 

[nativesunshine]

BOYCOTT STAPLES!

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: YingYang
why don't you buy the re-fill kits and re-use them. They're about $10 bucks at Fry's for about 3 refills.

Because I print lots of photos, and the print quality from refilled ink cartridges sucks for what I do.

FWIW, I usually just throw them away, but will recycle them in those little drop-off containers at office supply stores if I can remember to do so.