Folks, I have an Epson AL-C900 Colour Laser printer here that ran out of all 3 colour toners at the same time. To refill it would cost twice the price of a new replacement printer of similar power. So now this otherwise completely working 30kg behemoth the size of a large esky is sitting wrapped in plastic in my bedroom.
How can I get rid of it? (in an environmentally friendly way) <rant> Our $850 replacement printer the Lexmark C534dn just ran out of blank toner in the "starter cartridge" (that's how it was labelled, what a giveaway!!). The replacement "high yield" black cartridge cost $335 to get on urgent short notice from the nearest shop. I look forward to when the 3 colours run out, as the estimated total replacement cost will be about $900-$1000, more than the cost of the new printer. It's like buying a new car with a half full tank of petrol, then finding it's cheaper to buy a new car than fill the tank. Who invented this stupid system? Why does it continue? Aside form the drain on our wallets, think of the waste of materials and the burden of the resulting rubbish on the environment. </rant> Greg
