Cartridge World Newmarket

It’s summer and staying in shape is tough with cookouts and hot weather. So how can you use your time at work to keep trim? Follow these five easy steps:

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Most have more than one life cycle – most inkjet cartridges can be refilled several times before having to purchase a new cartridge. Laser toner cartridges have components that are replaced in the remanufacturing process and toner cores can be used many times because of this.

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Have you ever been so frustrated with a paper jam in your printer that you just yank out the paper? And to add fuel to the fire, your printer won’t work anymore. Every week or so, we have customers bring their printer in for service due to a paper jam. So we thought we would publish some great tips and steps to follow when you have a paper jam.

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If you are looking for a new printer the task can be daunting, with so many makes and models to chose from.

When it comes down to buying a printer, the real key is finding the best printer for your needs. And how do you find the best printer for you? Ask questions! Here are 6 great questions to ask yourself in order to find the absolute best printer for all of your printing needs.

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We can all make a difference to the environment by addressing the ways in which we live and despite common misconceptions, this doesn’t have to mean dramatic lifestyle changes. Here are 6 easy suggestions to start with.

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There was once a stigma against recycled paper. That it was too expensive or of lesser quality. Many believe that this is no longer the case. Letterhead, envelopes, business cards and labels are products that can be printed on recycled paper.

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Some original equipment manufacturers have a cartridge send back program where you can put your cartridges in a prepaid envelope and then drive to the post office to send it back. Your package then goes to the central postal office via truck and then on to its final destination. I wonder how many miles a new cartridges travels to get to your local retailer and then how many to get back. Is this environmentally friendly? I think not.

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With this increase of printers, comes an increase in printer cartridges, and the responsibility of disposing of them properly. Before we get into that, I wanted to give you some fast facts on printer cartridges and how they impact our environment.

Did you know that it takes about one gallon of oil to make a new laser cartridge. In North America alone, over 350 million cartridges per year are discarded in landfills and that number increases by about 12% annually. This is equivalent to throwing away 67,612 Ford Explorers a year.

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A black inkjet cartridge refill could cost $12 for a 200 page yield, while a remanufactured toner cartridge could cost $55 for a 2,000 page yield, now that’s a huge difference!

Another benefit of using a toner cartridge is that you don’t run into drying up issues or blockages on print heads which can occur in cartridges for inkjet printers.

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I’m sure everyone’s heard the old adage “ use it or lose it “. This holds true particularly for printer cartridges. For print head cartridges it is important to use your ink cartridge about once a week. This keeps the ink moving nicely through the print head and assures that the cartridge will perform when you really need it.

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