Recycle Printer Cartridges Through Refilling

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Computers )



Many individuals are aware of the process of recycling paper, bottles and cans. Today, it is also possible to recycle printer cartridges through a variety of methods. One way is to surrender your empty cartridges to a printer supplies shop in exchange for cash. Another way to recycle printer cartridges is by refilling. Once these cartridges are refilled, these printer ink supplies can be used again, or sold to consumers at a lower price.

Before you recycle printer cartridges or refill ink cartridges, you should make sure that the cartridge is completely empty. Any amount of ink that is left inside the cartridge will cause it to dry up and block the flow of ink. Ink levels can be checked using your printer software program.

Printer ink refilling is done by making use of an ink refilling kit, which can be obtained from a printer ink supplies shop. The ink refilling kit should contain ink bottles, a syringe, cleaning solutions and an instruction manual.

Refilling should be done on your kitchen sink, so that any spillage can be cleaned immediately.

Below is the common procedure to refill your ink cartridge:

Each color partition on your ink cartridge should have holes. If no holes are found, a pen can be used to make a small hole on each color partition. The hole should be made at the uppermost part of your cartridge near the product label.

Make use of your syringe to extract some colored ink from the ink bottle and push its needle into the ink cartridge hole. The ink should be injected in a fast manner: a slow injection can create ink bubbles, which can dry up the ink. Air bubbles can be taken away by giving your ink cartridge a shake.

Once the cartridge is full, use the cleaning solution included in your refilling kit to clean the cartridge. The ink cartridges should then be reinstalled into your printer. To ensure optimized cleaning, perform another cleaning using the software of your printer.

Any excess ink that is contained in the ink bottle should be sealed and kept for future use. The syringe should be washed with water and air dried for future use.


All rights Reserved © Tradenet Services srl
Do not duplicate or redistribute in any form.