Cartridge Recycling: What medicine is sold in gourds?

In Beijing's many subway stations and underground passages, there are some waste cartridge recyclers everywhere. They are either lying on the side of the road or standing at the corner of the wall with cards containing the words "High-cost recycling cartridges and ink cartridges." Every time a pedestrian passes by, they will whisper: "Can ink cartridges be sold?"

Printers and fax machines can usually only be discarded after they are used up. However, these empty containers that have already been discarded have become extremely tight. What is the purpose of these recycled ink cartridges?

What is the recycling of ink cartridges?

A few days ago, the reporter interviewed in the area of ​​Gongzhufen and found that on either side of the street, one or two cards of “Recycling cartridges and ink cartridges” appeared from time to time. When a reporter asked about how to deal with recycled ink cartridges, they replied that when a certain number of acquisitions were made, they sent someone to “recycle”.

At the entrance of the International Trade Center, the reporter saw a middle-aged man posing in front of the brand of "high-priced recycling cartridges and ink cartridges." The reporter stepped forward and asked, “What is the recycling of the ink cartridges on your side?” “That depends on what models are available, some of them can be sold for 50 yuan, and the average is 20 yuan.” “You use these for no use. How to deal with the recovery of the ink cartridges?” asked the reporter. "Send to Dalian, Guangzhou manufacturers, so that manufacturers to clean the ball and circuit board inside, re-charged powder and then sold out."

In an unannounced interview, the reporter found that the purchase price of ink cartridges is generally 15 yuan to 20 yuan, and the toner cartridge is 30 yuan.

High profits are surprising

According to the reporter of the purchaser, these recycled toner cartridges and ink cartridges were used for refilling and then sold. So how much profit can the acquirer get from these recycled toner cartridges and ink cartridges?

It is understood that the recovered empty ink cartridges will be sent to Beijing, Guangzhou, and other places. The underground processing plant will refill the inferior carbon powder, and then refurbish it and sell it as a new box. The cost of refurbishment of ink cartridges is only 10 to 20 yuan, but after refurbishment, it can sell at least 100 yuan. There are some brands that can sell for four or five hundred yuan. Some printer cartridges can even be sold for thousands of yuan. According to experts, no profit in the IT industry can surpass the original ink cartridge!

An industry insider who asked not to be named revealed to reporters the inside story of cartridges and ink cartridge recycling. He said that counterfeit original cartridges and ink cartridges have a profit of 500%-1000%. At present, cartridges and ink cartridges are rampant in the market, and criminals use the weaknesses of the average consumer to find out whether the product is genuine or not. Such as the recovery of an original ink cartridge, after filling the poor quality of the material, the cost as long as more than 20 yuan, and posing as original genuine cartridges for sale, you can sell to 200 yuan. These refurbished ink cartridges and toner cartridges, in addition to professionals, the average consumer is difficult to distinguish between its authenticity.

According to one buyer, he inked the old ink cartridges and sold them to small print shops. Printing agencies can greatly reduce the cost of this, and they do not have too high requirements on the quality of the print. Last year, his acquisition business in Beijing was extremely prosperous, earning more than 30,000 yuan a year, but the real boss is his boss. He only works, responsible for the old supplies from the field to Guangzhou. There are millions of dollars worth of equipment that automatically infuse toner and ink, and then they are truly repackaged and sold to the rest of the country with genuine brands.

Recycling channels need to be standardized

"Environmentally friendly" recycling cartridges, ink cartridges, then where are the cartridges and cartridges to be recycled? Given to the manufacturer? It is absolutely impossible. There is only one answer, which is to give counterfeiters. Counterfeiters rely on these sources of counterfeiting and trafficking.

As we all know, for the printer, ink cartridges and cartridges are inevitable consumables. Now, the price of replacing an original ink cartridge with any ink jet printer on the market requires a cost of nearly one hundred yuan or even three or four hundred yuan; the cartridge is even more expensive, and sometimes even more expensive than a printer. This has led some people to start thinking about selling fake cartridges to earn huge profits. They recycled some old ink cartridges and toner cartridges, cleaned them, filled them with ink or toner, and put fake packaging on the outside. No special skills were needed. A genuine “original ink cartridge or toner cartridge” was created. Now.

If consumers use these counterfeit products, it is very easy to cause printer malfunctions, such as frequent powder leakage, paper jams, and poor print quality. This in particular can cause the printer nozzles to clog, and it can also pollute the environment and cause harm to human health.

Quality and technical supervision departments told reporters that the renewal of the cartridge supplies, poor quality, will affect the normal use of computer peripherals. Some consumers are greedy to use these "recycled" consumables cheaply. In fact, they unknowingly damage their own computer peripherals.

It is understood that, like Epson, Hewlett-Packard, Canon, Lexmark and other large manufacturers, not to recycle all types of consumables, such as HP only recover some models of print cartridges, simply do not recycle ink cartridges. Well, there are only two ways out of these consumables: either fall into the hands of counterfeiters or be discarded as waste.

Empty ink cartridges fall into the hands of counterfeiters, and the harm is obvious. As waste is thrown away, the consequences are even more alarming. According to a report from the China Computer Industry Association, as of the end of 2002, China expects to consume 35.7 million ink-jet cartridges (inks), 3 million laser cartridge assemblies, and 10 million toner cartridges. The solid waste generated is approximately 300,000 cubic meters, weighs 164,000 tons, and can fill 5000 trains. These industrial wastes, such as buried underground, will remain intact after 1000 years and will not degrade!

Thus, it is imperative to regulate the recycling of computer consumables. However, the reporter found in the investigation that the country has no corresponding policies and regulations in this regard. The industrial waste, including waste batteries, cartridges, and ink cartridges, is still a serious problem. Relevant experts pointed out that to solve this problem, various departments such as the government’s economic and trade, environmental protection, and environmental sanitation departments need to cooperate and formulate relevant laws and regulations as soon as possible to regulate the recycling of industrial waste. At the same time, manufacturers and the public must also vigorously cooperate to strengthen industry self-discipline and personal self-discipline, and do not give any opportunity for counterfeiting or counterfeiting.

How to identify counterfeit ink cartridges

The most direct way to identify counterfeit ink cartridges is to see if the text on the plastic packaging and product color pages is clear and the colors are bright. Second, hand touch, in general, the words of the original product gently touch the hand will have a sense of concavity, and counterfeit products feel smooth touch. Finally, the test is to try to require the merchant to perform the actual print inspection.