Disposable printer lasts only as long as the ink cartridge

The Instant Cartridge Printer, by designers Yuexun Chen and Chia-Chen Hsiao, is a striking concept that is not only a neat idea, but makes you think about just how much your printer really does for you, acting as a middleman between you and ink cartridges.

Instead of buying a new ink cartridge when your printer runs [...]

HP Printer Ink Costs Almost Twice as Much as Human Blood

We knew printer ink was expensive, we just never bothered to put it into perspective before. And now we don’t have to, because somebody else already did, and the comparisons are pretty eye-popping.

In a graphic comparing the “relative price of different liquids,” a single mL of HP black ink #45 runs about $0.70. That’s nearly [...]

Recycling used printer ink cartridges

Many printer manufacturers also have their own recycling program. Below is a list of some of the major printer companies and links to their recycling programs.

Epson recycling program
Hewlett Packard recycling program
Lexmark recycling program

Finally, some major electronic retail stores in the United States also accept used ink cartridges. Below is a listing of some of these [...]

Zink launches second-generation inkless printing technology

Zink Imaging is announcing today that it has launched its second-generation technology for printing without ink cartridges.
The move shows that the Bedford, Mass.-based company is making steady progress with a new technology that represents one of the biggest changes in printing since the commercialization of the inkjet printer in the 1990s.
Zink’s new engine for printing [...]

HP Clamps Down on Knock-Off Printer Ink

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Hewlett Packard Co. said Thursday that it has reached a settlement with three companies that have been accused of infringing on the printer company’s patents for printer ink cartridges.

HP filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission in September, seeking to ban imports of ink cartridges by 11 companies.

Two [...]