Inked

Using up your computer's ink printing stagedoor photographs, creating fan art and fan fic or writing letters to your favorite actor? Here's a tip from Ideal Bite: Recycle your old ink cartridges and buy refilled ones next time. An average ink cartridge takes about 450 years to decompose. You can find a refilling location near you or ask for a recycling collection bin on Cartridge World. Recycling just one ink cartridge can save 3 qt. of oil. If 10,000 people recycle their old laser cartridge, we can save enough refined oil to fill 1,500 water-cooler jugs. You also save money because recycled cartridges cost up to 75% less than new ones. You can help schools and non-profit organizations collect ink cartridges and earn free cash or electronics by logging on to Funding Factory. You may order refills online and mail in your used ones. HP users can send for free postage paid mailers. Carrot Ink lets you purchase remanufactured ink cartridges for every printer. Happy green computing!