Schools Facing Cuts Make The Grade With Cartridge World

The recession continues to take an extraordinary toll on school systems as sweeping budget cuts are

enacted in cities and states nationwide. Glen Friedman, owner of Cartridge World-Astoria, is looking to help schools in Astoria combat these serious challenges by encouraging them to reuse their printer cartridges, rather than buying new.

“Although school systems have cut back [...]

MaxPerks Recycling Program

MaxPerks members can earn $3 in rewards for each qualifying† visibly undamaged HP, Dell, Lexmark, Brother, Epson, Samsung, Kodak, Sharp or Canon ink or toner cartridges dropped off in an OfficeMax store location. Simply present your MaxPerks ID when submitting cartridges to ensure you receive credit and your rewards will be issued in the next [...]

Are third-party printer inks worth the savings?

With money in short supply these days, everyone wants to find a way to trim costs. One expense that could be on the chopping block—and one that Macworld readers repeatedly gripe about—is ink prices.

Printer manufactures strongly recommend using only genuine printer inks they’ve created expressly for that printer so that you can get the best [...]

Lexmark Turns Empty Cartridges into Pens

A Kentucky recycler of Lexmark International’s inkjet cartridges has come up with a novel way to reduce waste: Convert the ink and the cartridges themselves into ink pens.
During the past 18 months, Close the Loop, which operates in Hebron, in Northern Kentucky, has worked with Lexmark to develop the writing tool with the goal of [...]