Saving Inkjet Cartridges for Cost Savings and Landfill Reduction

Inkjet printers at the desktop are more affordable than ever, but the high cost of replacement cartridges has many consumers seeking a better way to restock their ink supply. The millions of pounds of waste that ink cartridges create each year also leaves environmentally-conscious consumers hunting for greener alternatives.

One solution is not to print as many pages -- especially emails that can be filed in folders on your desktop and quickly forwarded to people who need to receive the information in the email. "REDUCTION" is the best form of resource conservation... and savings!

Walgreens encourages its customers to bring empty black or color cartridges to any of nearly 1,500 Walgreens photofinishing counters in the U.S. and have them refilled in just a few minutes for half the cost of buying a new one.

Other companies are testing refill services as well, including OfficeMax and Office Depot.

Save On Inks, a Boston-based ink cartridge provider, said it will put ink refill machines in hotels and strip malls around Boston and in Florida. And makers of ink refill equipment, such as TonerHead Inc., SME Inc. and InkTec Zone America Corp., say other deals with retailers are coming.

Online companies offer cartridge refills and kits. Off-brand inks should be checked for reliability and quality and your printer guarantee.

http://www.misterinkjet.com (Waco TX)

http://www.inksupply.com (MIS Associates, Lake Orion, MI)

http://www.inkjetrefills.com (iMagnan Corp, Ottawa, Canada)

Search Google, Yahoo or other search engine for "refill inkjet cartridges"

http://www.atlanticinkjet.com/

Office conservation starts with looking at your "System" and determining what communications methods work best for your type of communication needs. For example, spreadsheets that need financial or mathematical analysis might need to be printed out more than meeting plan notes that can be easily forwarded and read online -- or even on your mobile smart phone.

Think "systems!"