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Like me you might have had to print number of pages directly through web. And because most websites are not cleaned for printing purpose, either you end up printing lots of pages, which wastes your paper,ink and money. Or prints unnecessary information too, such as pop ups, adverts etc.
But if you had a programme that would strip all the unnecessary information than that would be very useful.
I tried with our sister office supplies website (which is very busy site I know). I used our homepage and than visited www.PrintWhatYouLike.com entered my URL (Website address), and after few seconds gave me enough options to customise the page. Helped me remove the unwanted banners, ads etc. And only left the information which was relevant that I wanted to print. Not sure how it would work with a secure pages, but for now, if ever I wanted to print through web, I am using this tool. Its fantastic and the bottom line is If it helps me save on my ink consumption it helps me save my pocket.
I think the website is still under work in progress. Which website isn’t huh? Do it for Me button needs attention so I would still manually make all the changes.
Go on try it. There is no download involved, no printing involved, but would save this valuable information few to hundreds of pounds in your lifetime.
There are number of ways you can save on money when you print.
1. Print Draft copies only.
2. Print 2 pages on 1 page.
3. Instead of printing convert the pages in a .pdf format.
And finally which might be more useful to most people is changing the font. Yes download Ecofont and start saving money on your ink and toner.
So how does this work. It is simple. This eco font looks similar to Arial font, but with one simple difference. It has small holes which means when you print, you are still able to read the text. The benefit is that since there are holes in font, it will use less ink and its much better than printing in draft. There are other fonts similar to this, but this is the only font that resembles Arial font which is the most commonly used font. Also unlike other fonts its preddy readable too.
This font is availble for Windows, Mac, and Linux systems.
Only downside is that your document will look as if someone has gone mad with Clipart software. But hey in the name of saving planet why not try it.
Click here to download this new Eco Font.
When a company or individul buys any compatible or remanufacturerd ink cartridges or laser toners, manufacturers such as HP, Lexmark, Epson, Canon etc loose money. To stop this they do bring out products in the market place that would make ink cartridge recyclers such as us difficulty and problems. But like most things we love challenges.
In 2007/8 Lexmark were taken to court and were ordered to ensure that their cartridges and toners are able to be recycled. Well have they listened to that order NO!
Latest development is what is really concerning myself. Now this concern is not just that we are loosing money on the ability to recycle the cartridge, but the greater impact this is having on our environment.
This is Bold and strong comment. So why do I beleive this to be?
Latest Lexmark inkjet printers that take
18C2090 Lex 14
18C2110 Lex 15
18C1523 Lex 23
18C1524 Lex 24
18C1428 Lex 28
18C1429 Lex 29
18C2130 Lex 36XL
18C2170 Lex 36
18C2140 Lex 37Xl
18C2180 Lex 37
are available in two different versions. Above cartridges and “A” version cartridges.
Above Lexmark ink cartridges are not refillable. But the “A” versions are. We are one of the largest distributors of Ink cartridges and laser toners, but can we hack get the “A” version cartridges at all. NO!
Which means Lexmark does not want us to refill their cartridges and in return cause greater impact on our environment.
The reason why their above cartridges can’t be refilled is because as the ink is running low, printer starts to burn some part of chip and hence this makes it impossible to be reused. Naturally people are sending this cartridges back to Lexmark, but even they can’t recycle. This is causing huge impact as the plastic used in the manufacturing process will take about 1000 years to decompose.
With latest development in this technology it is concerning that may be other manufacturers might start to copy this technology and this in return will have even bigger impact on our planet.
Before you go out and buy any Lexmark printers, stop and ask yourself and do research first to see if the cartridges are able to be recycled or not. You might not use any refilled or remanufactured cartridges. You might only buy Original branded products. But your decision will impact on our planet and this impact is long lasting.
Please Think – Please Recycle!
Colour ink cartridges for HP, Lexmark, Samsung, Dell and some Canon come as one cartridge. For example HP 351(CB336) or HP351XL(CB338) has three colours Cyan, Magenta and Yellow in one cartridge in a separate chambers.
Imagine you are printing some documents. And this document has your company logo, and this company logo is of one or two colours only. For e.g. Your logo is in a Green Colour. So naturally Yellow and Cyan will have to be mixed together to produce a Green colour. Rest of your documents is in standard Black colour text. Naturally Yellow colour is going to run out first if you are printing this multiple copies.
Since you have run out of Yellow Ink, there is still Magenta and Cyan ink in the chambers of ink cartridges. However this cartridge will now register as an empty ink. With frustration you go out and buy a new cartridge and send the old empty ink cartridge for recycling.
But wait – Stop!
Before you do this, did you know that you still had ink in the chambers which you could reuse again. Yes all you would require is a syringe and a small bottle to store this inks. I wouldn’t advise of leaving the empty cartridge as it is as it would dry out after a while. So best thing is to peel the top label off. Insert a toothpick through holes and just dip this toothpick to see what colour that chamber is. Now insert the needle and suck the ink.
Easy. Next time you run out ink, instead of buying another ink cartridges, just peel the label off, refill with this stored ink. Your cartridges will last longer. And more importantly you would have saved money and our Planet from destruction!
There will be other posts I will be writing about, such as best printers to buy and Printers to avoid. Also there are some cartridges that can’t be recycled and as such please be advise to stay away from them. But I will catch up with this topics later on.
Millions of empty ink cartridges are thrown away each year worldwide. In each cartridges there are residuals of inks and other components. This makes it even more important to recycle ink cartridges. Recently manufacturers such as HP and Lexmark have embarked on a strategy where there are cartridges that are not possible to be recylced. For e.g.
Lexmark No 4, No 5, Lexmark 14, Lexmark 15, Lexmark 23, Lexmark 24, Lexmark 28, Lexmark 29, Lexmark 36 and Lexmark 37 are impossible to recycle. As when the cartridges start to run low printer starts to burn some parts of electronic chip on the printhead. This makes it completely useless. And even by you sending this Lexmark Empty Ink Cartridges to Lexmark themselves, they can’t recycle too. We are just adding to the burden on our planet.
HP has been clever in sense, they have reduced the amount of ink they provide you in their ink cartridges. Cartrdiges such as HP300 or HP350 Original Ink Cartridges might look cheap but they have reduced the content of ink in the cartridges. They provide about 3.5-5.5ml of ink in the ink cartridges compared to 38ml in the HP78 colour cartridges.
So please do your reserch first before buying. If the printer is FREE in a package or if you are buying from one of the supermarkets because the price is cheap, than most likely you will be paying through your nose.
Call us on 01924 455556 before buying any printer. One of us will be able to help you choose right printer to your needs.
PLEASE THINK – PLEASE RECYLCE!
Welcometo Ink 4 U Green!
We are part of Ink 4 U who has been established for over 20 years. Ink 4 U Green has been setup to provide our customers with regular information on recycling ink cartridges, saving our planet, and ensuring we reuse our old cartridges. We will also provide regular information on the latest trends, news, and information relevant to our industry.
We will also update our latest required price list on this site. This has been developed because of the demand from our customers. We get hundreds of calls a week where customers are trying to sell their ink cartridges back to us and would like to know how much we are willing to pay for empty ink cartridges?
Check back to this site on regular basis. If you are charity, school or business, sell your empty cartridges to us and Save our Planet!
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