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rokar

(27 posts)

17. recycling printers

Reply to Grasswire2 (Reply #15)

Sat Jan 22, 2022, 05:16 PM

Jan 2022

In Houston, where I live, and in most large cities, there are companies that will take your old printer and recycle it. I have taken printers and computers to the one in Houston, and my company uses them to recycle unusable electronic equipment. Check online, there may be one in your city.

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My printer is about 5 years old and began printing incessantly after I did my usual "print document" [View all] CTyankee Jan 2022 OP

Amazing. You got a printer to last about 5 years !!! rickford66 Jan 2022 #1

Oh, I dunno, how long can we expect it to last? CTyankee Jan 2022 #2

They do Timewas Jan 2022 #6

I've had my brother laset for a few yrs SheltieLover Jan 2022 #7

Mine is 10 years old viva la Jan 2022 #8

My HP LaserJet is 16 yrs old. lastlib Jan 2022 #19

What was it printing? dchill Jan 2022 #3

Pages of text of my book on art. I don't remember ever printing the whole damn book, so why would CTyankee Jan 2022 #10

Check for firmware and driver software updates. Big Blue Marble Jan 2022 #4

Not necessarily dying canetoad Jan 2022 #5

Clear the print queue before testing Nictuku Jan 2022 #9

Thanks. I might as well... CTyankee Jan 2022 #12

I dunno how long...I had to stop it. Funny thing: the type was much smaller than usual. CTyankee Jan 2022 #13

I have a Canon Inkjet printer about 15 (not kidding) years old.. wcmagumba Jan 2022 #11

I don't think you can recycle. Grasswire2 Jan 2022 #15

recycling printers rokar Jan 2022 #17

the thing is eventually the ink source drys up and u cant print . gone r the days AllaN01Bear Jan 2022 #14

There's a trick to clearing canetoad Jan 2022 #16

thanks for your information AllaN01Bear Jan 2022 #18

Not this printer! I can't even lift it from the desk. CTyankee Jan 2022 #20

No, not dying. LPBBEAR Feb 2022 #21