How to Recycle Eco Solvent Ink Cartridges
The development of eco-solvent ink cartridges focuses on designing products that have less harm on the environment. Ink cartridge-recycling facilities clean and refill the majority of cartridges they receive. They dismantle cartridges they cannot refill and recycle the parts for use in new products. They also transform unused ink into a solid material that they can dispose with less environmental damage than liquid ink. Some of these facilities accept eco-solvent ink cartridges for recycling.
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Contact the supplier of your eco-solvent ink cartridge. Request details about any eco-solvent ink cartridge-recycling program your supplier may have, either online or by phone. You must recycle eco-solvent ink cartridges at a recycling center specifically designed to handle eco-solvent ink. Your supplier will assist you in locating a facility.
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Seal the eco-solvent printer ink cartridge in a plastic bag to meet shipping standards if you will be mailing the cartridge. Pack it in a box for shipping and seal the box with packing tape.
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Print a shipping label from the company website, if your recycling company offers this option. If the ink cartridge-recycling program does not offer this, address the box by hand. Print "Cartridge Recycle" on the outside of the box, or some companies will refuse receipt of the package. You may have additional packaging requirements for return of eco-solvent ink cartridges.
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Mail the ink cartridge to the recycling company or drop it off at the eco-solvent ink cartridge-recycling center that accepts your brand of cartridge. Some companies enable you to return the eco-solvent ink cartridge to your ink cartridge delivery person or area sales representative.
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Tips & Warnings
Some companies, such as Roland or its Australian distributor Conect, will only accept its own brand of eco-solvent ink cartridges. Other companies, such as 3Rway, accept cartridges from various manufacturers of eco-solvent ink cartridges.
