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[Technology] What do you do with your old ink cartridges ?
- Thread starter Rogero
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Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
I use HP Instant Ink and pay £1.99 a month. When I need new cartridges my printer pings them a message so they post them and I send the old ones back. Saves the whole pesky business of running out of ink when you most need to print something.
https://instantink.hpconnected.com/uk/en
However prior to that at work I was clearing out an old store room and found a bin bag full of used cartridges. Checked with colleagues if anyone minded me taking them. No one did so took them and sent them off for the now discontinued Tesco Green Clubcard points. Got 100 points for each cartridge which I converted to Avios and got a free holiday out of. Result!
https://instantink.hpconnected.com/uk/en
However prior to that at work I was clearing out an old store room and found a bin bag full of used cartridges. Checked with colleagues if anyone minded me taking them. No one did so took them and sent them off for the now discontinued Tesco Green Clubcard points. Got 100 points for each cartridge which I converted to Avios and got a free holiday out of. Result!
OzMike
Well-known member
I take them to a place here called Cartridge World and get them refilled.
Norman Potting
Well-known member
Brother will send you a postage paid envelope (form on their website) which will take around 5 of their cartridges back to the Netherlands for refilling.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
I take the home ones (little) to Tesco as there's a bin there to recycle them.
Horton's halftime iceberg
Blooming Marvellous
Most ink cartridges are expensive to recycle now so you often have to pay.
This website has a list of the ink jet catridges that British Heart foundation will take.
http://www.therecyclingfactory.com/bhf/
This website has a list of the ink jet catridges that British Heart foundation will take.
http://www.therecyclingfactory.com/bhf/
Place I but mine from online always send a postage-prepaid recycling bag with the next order so I just send the empties back
Frankie
Put him in the curry
Great idea , probably get a few Squid for the returns .
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
Never knew it was a thing to recycle ink cartridges.and guess 80% of people didn't.
BensGrandad
New member
The some for me and they say that it goes to help children with cancer not sure if it does but it doesnt cost me to send them the old cartridges so I return them in the postage paid envelope provided..
Dorset Seagull
Once Dolphin, Now Seagull
That’s pretty decent of your brother I must say
Coldeanseagull
Opinionated
I imagine a lot of the recycling is to get the gold off of the contacts. not much from each cartridge, but if you get a few thousand......
There is always a use for brick cleaner and hydrogen peroxide
There is always a use for brick cleaner and hydrogen peroxide