Printer Toner Cartridges

Generic printer toner cartridges are those that are manufactured by other companies, other than the original manufacturer of the equipment. These third party manufactures usually specialize in making compatible printer cartridges.

The generic printer toner cartridges can be either new or refurbished. The refurbished cartridges are made from an original cartridge with new parts. The refurbished cartridges have the same guarantee as the new ones.

You can safely use generic cartridges without causing damage to your printer and without voiding the guarantee of the equipment.  In fact, anti-trust laws prohibit printer makers from voiding warranties if generic or remanufactured cartridges are used.

Generic cartridges are manufactured to meet the standards of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and will perform just as well. You shouldn´t notice any difference in performance, yield or quality. In fact you will hardly be able to tell an original cartridge apart from a generic one.

The process starts off with collecting used cartridges. These are then opened, cleaned, and any worn or defective parts are replaced. The cartridges are then refilled with ink, tested and repackaged for resale.

The results obtained from these cartridges are excellent, and the savings compared to the a new and original cartridge are great.

Remanufactured cartridges are used by more than 4 millions companies around the world for their everyday printing needs.

The obvious reason to opt for a remanufactured printer toner cartridge is cost. On average these cartridges cost anywhere from 50% to 75% less that the original manufacturer "brand name" printer cartridges.

An added benefit is environmental. Printer cartridges are made from material than is almost non-decaying and actually quite toxic on the environment. It is estimated that it takes over 1000 years for an printer cartridge to decompose in a landfill!

By buying recycled printer cartridges you are helping the environment by reducing waste. It is estimated that over 350 million printer cartridges are currently being disposed of in landfills around the world. Buy recycling your old cartridges and buying remanufactured ones you are contributing to help the environment.

Remanufactured printer toner cartridges can also help reduce our consumption of oil. The manufacture of a printer cartridge uses up to 3 quarts of oil. Considering a cartridge can be reused 4 or 5 times consider the long term savings.

When done right, remanufactured printer cartridges will meet or exceed the performance of new cartridges.

The best place to start looking for printer toner cartridges is online. There are many sites online that sell new, OEM, generic and remanufactured printer cartridges.

Most of these online sites offer substantially lower prices than brick-and-mortar stores. Most even offer free shipping within the US and can arrange to have the old cartridges picked-up, also free of charge. Depending on the type or cartridge, you can even get some cash for the old cartridges.  We even saw an online company that offered Amazon gift certificates for the old cartridges.