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Whether you own a Laserjet 3500 toner printer, or another printer that uses ink cartridges, you are probably unhappy with how much you are paying for ink or toner refills. Laserjet 3500 toner is no different from any other printer ink or toner, in that it can be overly expensive and if you do a lot of printing it probably seems like your money is just melting away keeping fresh cartridges on hand. Even if you do not do much printing, most printers come with toner or ink cartridges that are only a third full, in order to ensure that you have to purchase a refill as soon as possible.

Surprisingly, this is because many people have taken to buying cheap new printers, often with large rebates, just for the cartridges and then throwing them away and repeating the process when the ink or toner runs dry. Printer manufacturers want to cut down on this practice because they often sell printers for little to no profit, or even at a loss, in order to make a bulk of their profits selling expensive ink refills. Many consumers who partake in this practice are not even aware that they are buying printers that come with cartridges that are less than half full.

Unfortunately, purchasing these new printers and throwing them out is just part of a larger problem. People are also throwing out their refill cartridges at an alarming rate, and it is having a terrible effect on the environment. Compared to many other products, printer cartridges suffer horribly low rates of recycling, when it is actually very important that they be reused. This is because they are so costly to product, in terms of monetary expenses as well as energy and raw materials required. So do the earth a favor and start recycling your printer cartridges.