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I have to disagree. Granted I've only sent one shipment to them, and none to anyone else, so weigh that in my opinion, but I was quite happy with my transaction with ecyclegroup. Everything I sent was accounted for, and while a couple were marked off as having been damaged, I cannot dispute that they were not damaged. Sometimes I get a bit rowdy removing them when they don't slide over to where I can get at 'em!!Originally Posted by bugmenot
Out of clutter, find simplicity. --Albert Einstein
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From Office Depot Web Site...
Office Depot store. As a member, you'll get $2 back in Recycling Rewards for each cartridge recycled, up to 10 cartridges per month. You can recycle additional cartridges, but Recycling Rewards will only be issued on the monthly limit. Recycling Rewards will be granted when you make qualifying Office Depot® purchases and will not exceed the amount of your total qualifying Office Depot purchases made within a Reward Period. (Qualifying purchases exclude taxes; delivery fees; postage stamps; prepaid gift, debit, phone or service cards; and purchases made with Office Depot Rewards and Merchandise Cards/Certificates.) We reserve the right to decline acceptance of visibly damaged cartridges for recycling. Please allow up to 6 weeks for your Recycling Rewards to post to your account after qualifying purchases are made. Recycling Rewards will be issued with your Rewards Certificate when you earn $10 or more in Rewards. Subject to Program Terms and Conditions.
So you have to purchase something and then get your points to spend 6 weeks later?
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that is correct hobo. very lame it is, i have stopped taking them in now. Now they will be going to my scrap yard and make a fraction of a cent per cartridge
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make sure you peel the gold mylar / gold board off first before taking them to the yard
ink cartridges haye gold mylar and toner cartridges have a small board that has gold on it called a page counter
I buy and sell all types of scrap and escrap. I buy specialty and hard to sell escrap. I buy resale items. PM me or contact me at jghilino@hotmail.com
I AM ACTIVELY BUYING ESCRAP OF ALL TYPES. BOARDS, RAM, CPUS AND MUCH MORE
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Thanks man, I'm glad you said something, I'm still waiting for that market to develop where I can sell gold mylar
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When you get enough then you can meet with a toll refiner and go 50-50.
P & M Recycling - Specializing in E-Waste Recycling.
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Give me...uh I mean it time, I think someone may be able to help you soon.Just keep collecting !!!
I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” John Wayne-- The Shootist
NEWBS READ THIS THREAD ABOUT REFINING!!!!
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/off-t...ning-read.html
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I go through 2 sets of cartridges a year in my printer so buying those from staples to qualify is no problem that's $60 right there......Buying pack and ship supplies, office supplies etc I will easily qualify at office depot.
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Look up MooseScrapper on youtube he has a video of almost getting a free skil angle grinder from staples by trading cartridges there.
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The environmental impact of printer cartridges
It takes one gallon of oil to make a new laser cartridge.
Nearly eight cartridges are thrown away per second in the United States alone.
About 70% of used printer cartridges are currently being thrown out.
Over 75% of waste is recyclable, but we only recycle about 30% of it.
A laser cartridge thrown into a landfill can take up to 450 years to decompose - some components take over 1,000 years.
In one year, if the world’s discarded cartridges were stacked end-to-end, they would circle the earth over three times.
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Ecycle sending me out lables, will post what happens. Only sending 25 cartriges out...
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WELL looks like they only want to pay $19.00! Should have been $40.00+ ! I emaled them and will let EVERYONE KNOW what they respond! And they don't pay till its over $25.00!
Last edited by hobo finds; 06-15-2013 at 03:05 PM.
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They now say some were scratched!
Quantity
Item Description
Unit Value
Total Value
1 Inkjet Canon BC-02 Apple M8041G/C Canon BX-2 $1.25 USD $1.25 USD
1 Inkjet HP C6578D/A (78) $5.00 USD $5.00 USD
1 Inkjet HP C6615A/D (15) $1.00 USD $1.00 USD
1 Inkjet HP C6656AN (56) $0.20 USD $0.20 USD
1 Inkjet HP C6657AN (57) $1.00 USD $1.00 USD
2 Inkjet HP C9352AN Tricolor $4.00 USD $8.00 USD
5 Inkjet HP C9352AN Tricolor Damaged $0.00 USD $0.00 USD
8 Inkjet HP21, C9351AN Black Low Yield $0.20 USD $1.60 USD
4 Inkjet HP21, C9351AN Black Low Yield Damaged $0.00 USD $0.00 USD
1 Inkjet Lexmark 10N0016 (16) $1.50 USD $1.50 USD
I sent them a email to see whats what! But I would hold off sending any large shipment in to them!
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Well THERE'S the problem! Five $4 cartridges damaged. You know, come to think of it, several of the HP 6578's that I sent them got rejected as damaged: 5 out of 8 I wonder if there's a pattern to them rejecting as damaged the higher-paying cartridges, and if that's nefarious or if they just check those a lot more carefully.
Still, even with a few of mine being rejected, I was pleased with the outcome. I'll just be more careful removing them & packing them from now on... I have several printer powercords at my workstation now so I can plug in printers & try to get the cartriges to slide over under their own power rather than prying at them.
Well, good luck anyway... and it looks like you'll pretty much have to send them another shipment just to get what you've already sent them paid.
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Yea, I am not sure if I want to! I added the high price ones to ensure that I would get a check!Well THERE'S the problem! Five $4 cartridges damaged. You know, come to think of it, several of the HP 6578's that I sent them got rejected as damaged: 5 out of 8 I wonder if there's a pattern to them rejecting as damaged the higher-paying cartridges, and if that's nefarious or if they just check those a lot more carefully.
Still, even with a few of mine being rejected, I was pleased with the outcome. I'll just be more careful removing them & packing them from now on... I have several printer powercords at my workstation now so I can plug in printers & try to get the cartriges to slide over under their own power rather than prying at them.
Well, good luck anyway... and it looks like you'll pretty much have to send them another shipment just to get what you've already sent them paid.
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Sounds like those guys are not on my list to send stuff to based on the above. And I get quite a bit with my deal with the school recycling club.
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They are going to cut me a check for the 19+ dollars...
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I'm sure they scam countless people who think they are sending in $50+ worth of cartridges only to find out they are worth less than $25, so they can't get a check, and then they just forget about the site which leaves ecycle with free cartridges.
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So was it worth it HOBO? shipping costs and all? I have at least 100 ink cartridges to sell and would rather get dollars than cents.
What is there website?
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They pay the shipping and they only buy what's on their list: Price Lists | eCycle Group
I'd be curious to find others who have sent them big lots to see if a disproportionate number of their high-value cartridges got rejected.
I can see both sides of such a pattern: perhaps they're nefariously underpaying people, or perhaps they more closely/carefully inspect the high-value cartridges as part of their quality control.
I'll probably use them again even with those unanswered questions. It's not like there are a whole lot of other buyers beating down my door, and with the roadblocks the bigbox office stores have thrown up in front of recycling for profit with them, it's too much of a PITA to jump through all their frickin hoops. Better to just send off a box on their dime & take what I get from them, IMHO.
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