where do i find cash for printer catridges?

homersimpson_3

a few months read entry on this site for a company giving £1 if i send them printer catridges but can't find posting. anyone know of company or where i can get most money from selling them?
thanks

WSO

I think the company you are looking for is InkCycle. You can get from 5p to £5 depending on the cartridge.

Marigold123

cartridgemonkey.com also do it, but they send you a code to get money off your next order. Only one code per order, but p&p is free, so you can order each cartridge separately with a different code, without paying more.

I got £1.50 for sending in an old HP cartridge that had been refilled so many times it had given up the ghost.

Marigold123

Just checked Inkcycle out, and as you say, it's probably the best one.

Here's what they say:

Why?

Empty ink jet cartridges are valuable; they can be recycled and reused many times.

Amazingly, last year alone, we collectively dumped over 350 million empty cartridges into our burgeoning landfill sites and missed the opportunity to save ourselves millions of pounds.

Inkcycle will pay you up to £5.00 for every ink jet cartridge you send to us for recycling. Remember, every cartridge that we recycle helps reduce landfill usage and improves the environment for everyone. We recycle over 350,000 cartridges each year.

How?

1. Start by saving your own empty cartridges and by asking your friends and colleagues to do the same. Let everyone know about your recycling programme and how important it is for our environment.

Many individuals and organisations started their collection programme this way and now earn hundred or thousands of pounds each year, by simply NOT throwing something away. It’s good for you and for our environment.

2. Store each cartridge you collect. A used plastic bag is ideal; it will protect the electrical contacts on the cartridge and contain any seepage. This is important as we can only pay for undamaged cartridges.

Once you have collected the cartridges you can cash them in! The more you collect, the bigger your cheque, but to keep administration costs low, we do require a minimum amount of £10 before we send your cheque.

3. Carefully package your cartridges before sending them to us (you can use old newspaper to cushion the cartridges inside the box). Remember to include a note telling us:

Your name.
Your address and postcode.
Your telephone number.
Which cartridges you’ve sent, including quantities.
Who we should make the cheque payable to.

If the total weight of the package is less than two kilogrammes, send them to our FREEPOST address:

Inkcycle Recycling Centre
FREEPOST NEA 3469
Lincoln
LN1 2BR

If the total weight of the package is more than two kilogrammes, we will arrange a free collection. Please contact us on:

Telephone: 0870 752 4790 Monday – Friday 9am to 5.30pm
Fax: 0870 752 4791 Anytime

4. When we receive your cartridges, we will prepare a report and send this to you along with a cheque within 30 days. (see How Much).


Then there's a long list of how much you get for different cartridges.

Follow this link: http://www.inkcycle.co.uk/page1.php?ref=718 then click on the link below the big red £5 in the lower right-hand corner of the page. I can't post the link to the actual page because it has the address bar disabled. (I had to sign up to a mailing list to get the above link sent to me.)

WSO

Marigold123 wrote:

Just checked Inkcycle out, and as you say, it's probably the best one.

Didn't say it was the best one (actually, it was the only one I was aware of - I bookmarked it ages ago, just haven't got around to using it yet). Merely passing on a link I had available to hand. Not even sure it was what they were looking for but at least they found it useful!

Marigold123

Well it looks better than cartridgemonkey at least, as you'd get actual cash, rather than a series of individual voucher codes that you can only use one at a time.

It's also fairly transparent, in that it tells you exactly what you get for each cartridge type. That's probably a good sign too.