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getting more than $3 each for old toner and inkjet cartridges?

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by cwerdna, Jul 27, 2009.

  1. cwerdna

    cwerdna Senior Member

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    I've got at least one empty old inkjet cartridge and a couple empty old toner cartridges (the drum has probably gone bad long ago). I'm looking to get rid of them but want more than $0 for them. To be clear, the toner cartridges are ones that have toner and drum in one (for HP laser printers).

    It looks like Office Depot and Office Max give $3 credit for each (Toner Recycling | Ink Jet Cartridge Recycling at Office Depot and OfficeMax MaxPerks Recycling - About MaxPerks Recycling), Staples gives $3 credit but only towards future ink or tuner purchases (Staples.com | Staples Soul - Recycling). Anyone have better ideas for places to bring them to/send for some credit or money?

    I don't mind dropping them off as long as it's the South Bay portion of the SF Bay Area or sending them as long as shipping/postage is covered.
     
    #1 cwerdna, Jul 27, 2009
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    It totally depends on the type of cartridge though the Stapes and Officedepot offers are the way I go. I pass by a Staples on the way to the gym. Four times a month I stop in to stapes and to recycle the max of 3 cartridges a visit (that they pay for for, they take more they just don't pay). They send me $30 coupon each month that I can use for anything.

    Since I am turning in canon carts with no built in print head, the offer of $3 each is really good!
     
    #2 hampdenwireless, Aug 10, 2009
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    Bummer, none of them take my Kodak cartridges. Oh well, the Kodak ones are a whale of a lot less expensive than HP, Canon, Epson or any others, I get prepaid mailers to send them in at a number of locations so they don't go into a landfill anyway.
     
    #3 tleonhar, Aug 11, 2009
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    does officemax still do this? for members who've tried this one out.. got bunch of printer ink cartridges here which should just be disposed.

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    #4 jackjroadster, Jan 8, 2012
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    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    My printer does not use cartridges, just blocks of solid ink, which melt inside the printer. Xerox claims I generate 20 pounds of waste for every 250 pounds a laser printer generates. (Disclaimer: I install Xerox products)

    http://www.office.xerox.com/latest/SLDFS-01U.PDF
     
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    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    Brother includes a shipping label with their cartridges, so I just mail them back. I don't receive anything, other than the satisfaction of knowing they're reused.
     
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    brother's company is really great. they're so easy to deal with. i also mailed my ink cartridges upon reading your post. thanks..
     
    #7 jackjroadster, Feb 20, 2012
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    Thanks for bringing this thread back from the graveyard. I have a bucket full of empty cartridges and didn't know they were worth anything till now.

    I have a staples rewards card and it looks like they are offering $2 per cartridge up to 10 per month. Still not a bad deal for free stuff I can purchase at staples!

    Weird that the staples URL still says $3 ink recycle in it. :confused:
     
    #8 olyprius, Feb 20, 2012
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