Selling your empty cartridges to make money: here’s how much this trick can bring you

With the Covid epidemic and the development of teleworking, office waste has multiplied. To encourage the recycling of the latter, in particular empty ink cartridges, which are very polluting, companies offer to buy them back. Explanations. A good tip for the environment and for your wallet: recycling ink cartridges. Indeed, with the Covid pandemic and the development of telework, our office waste has increased significantly, says Capital. Among this waste, empty ink cartridges, which are among the most polluting used accessories. They should not be thrown in the trash. This is why companies like Cynkle offer the purchase of your empty cartridges (in good condition), in exchange for money. Almost 3 euros per cartridge The site buys 250 references. “The price list varies depending on the model, but for example, a color HP302 is worth 2.50 euros”, indicates Margaux Legall, manager of the Cynkle site, to our colleagues from Parisian. About eight cartridges are needed to make up a package. You can also go directly on site to recycle your cartridges, like the Bureau Vallée shops which have been offering this service for 20 years already, “with a redemption price which varies from 50 cents to 2 euros”, specifies Capital.