How to get Cash for your Empty Printer Cartridges

Do your part - be environmentally responsible. Did you know...there are 100 million printers in use today with as many as 100 million more printers being sold each year. And each of these printers uses 5-25 cartridges each year. So, you do the math. There are millions and millions of empty printer cartridges being used each year - and most of them are now ending up in landfills.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• empty printer cartridge/s

1. If you're not interested in refilling your empty printer cartridges for reuse, then consider recycling them and putting a few bucks in your pocket. Some companies will pay you up to $4 or more for each empty cartridge.
2. Find and select a company that offers to pay you cash for your empty printer cartridges. A few popular resources include:
   TonerBuyer.com, empties4cash.com and cashforempties.com.
3. If you're not interested in recycling your cartridges and getting a few bucks back for them, then consider donating them to a local school, charity or fundraising group.
4. Consider a recycling fundraiser collecting empty cartridges as a school, group or non-profit fundraiser. There are several companies that will set you up with everything from collection bins, posters and free shipping. A few popular resources include: fundingfactory.com, ecophones.com, rrewards.com and eccorecycles.com.

Tips & Warnings

• Make even more money by collecting the empties from friends and family members.
• Don't pay for shipping your empty cartridges. There are many reputable companies that will pay for your shipping.