What do you do to recycle these cartridges when they are empty? I do not want to just throw them out.
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I take them to Best Buy. Right inside their front door they have a dropoff bin for toner cartridges, batteries, etc. Office. Depot used to accept them also.
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Take to Staples store and receive a store credit of $2 each. Even if you do not shop there, you will have done a good thing by recycling. If you do not live near a Staples, I am sure other similar stores will have a recycling program.
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No real alternatives here. I try to "re-ink" where possible. But with the new chips to track how many pages are printed, it certainly discourages me. Even after I re-ink (or put in new toner), the printer still gives me a message that I am low on ink or that the cartridge needs replacement. Nonetheless, I reuse them a few times and then - just throw them in the trash. I hope others have some better ideas.
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some schools (and maybe office supply stores) will recycle them for you. my daughter's elementary school has a drop box in the front vestibule.
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I take my used toner cartridges to Office Depot who recycles them. Currently, Office Depot also then gives you a $2 credit toward a quarterly bonus coupon that you can use as cash in their stores.
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Oh! Don't forget to shake, shake , shake it to make sure you've used all the ink! I must have missed something because I just figured this out and I get A LOT more pages after doing this.
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I called the seller and the answer that they gave me was to just wait until the printer says the cartridge is empty then remove it and replace it. You have to physically check the cartridges to see if there is enough ink.
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try running a print head clean with a new cartridge, otherwise you may need a new print head
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You can take used cartridges to office depot. They recycle them and you get some sort of rewards points if you are a Office Depot club member.
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Yes I simply take the cartridge's out and put back in making sure they are locked into position. Thishas been the ONLY problem I have had with them.
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Try this, remove the cartridge from the machine, run some hot water in a small container then submerge the heads in the water and let stand for a few hourspreferably over night, replace the cartridge and you should be good to go! Good luck.
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Hi John, the cartridge are supposed to be "plug and use", if they are not being recognized by the printer, contact the seller, they should be fine to replace them for you. It happend once to me on one black cartridge, the seller asked me to trash it and he send me a replacement one that worked fine.
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I'm sure it's possible. I have not done it. I have purchased professionally recycled HP factory cartridges, refilled for a lower cost and was very pleased. There's always the danger of leakage and equipment damage. That's why I purchased from a credible experienced recycler.
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If any cartridge is empty, the printer will no work. I always have cartridges on hand, but you should get a warning that one is running low
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Mine came with a converter which should alleviate the need for more disposable cartridges. If you don't have a converter and don't want to use one you can get a hold of a blunt tipped syringe and a bottle of ink and refill one of your empty disposable cartridges. You can get supplies of this type at gouletpens.com. Their accompanying blog has been a great source of information about fountain pens for me.
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I bought remanufactured cartridges but not work for me, the reloaded and not served, threw them in the trash.
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I sell my used cartridge to tonerbuyer.com. they buy them (original oem) back and they pay for shipping. Good luck.
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Office Depot, Office Max and Staples used to accept used cartridges. If you are their member, they may credit your account with $2-3. I have not done this recently, so you may want to check. Of course you can recycle it with your garbage handling company. Since the after market cartridges are so cheap, it may not be worth getting them refilled at Independent Cartridge filling shops. These shops may be happy to recycle your used cartridge though.
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Unscrew the cartridge holder, remove the spent cartridge and throw it away.
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I never looked inside the cartridge. They were not obviously wet to me. They do have to be soaked on a bowl of water for like 24 hours before you use the machine first time for that cartridge. When you don't use it for a week or so, they will also need to be rehydrated, or the machine doesn't work. Beyond that, maybe call the manufacturer?
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I was confused about what plastic to rip off or if I was just to shove them in. I had to push the cartridge in pretty firmly. Don't rip off the clear plastic first. I have already used mine so I can't look at one to remember what it looked like before I put them in the printer. But I remember wondering if I was to rip off the small round piece of plastic on the side that goes into the printer. My advice is to put it in the slot and give it a firm push. The little black lever on the top should pop up when the cartridge is seated. This is assuming you have the same printer and cartridges I do. I'm sorry I can't be of more help. Hope they work for you.
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Rob it won't work, once the cartridge is empty the printer will not print. so it's best to buy a new cartridge.