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Hmmmm… Bzzzz… Hmmmm… Bzzzz… BEEP!!

If you’ve ever heard this sound, chances are, you’re printing on an Brother printer that just ran out of Brother HL-4040 toner. Cartridges can get expensive, so you have to make the most of them while you have them. There is a method of refilling them when they run out, to save you some money, as well as recycling them once they are past their usefulness.

Some businesses that deal in printers and printer accessories will either refill your printer cartridge for you, or they may sell kits that let the user do it themselves. While refilling is certainly less costly than paying the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) price of a new cartridge, the ink itself is expensive. Additionally, there could be issues with worn out components in the cartridge itself, which would require additional repairs. This could make it more advantageous and cost-effective to just buy a new cartridge.

If you have chosen to reuse your old cartridge, make sure to test the quality of the prints before you continue to use it – old cartridges that have been refurbished or remanufactured can often leave smudgy prints or streaks. Additionally, make sure that the cartridge is properly applying the ink so that the quality of your printing is vibrant and strong, as if you had a new cartridge.

If you choose to buy a new Brother HL-4040 toner cartridge, you obviously don’t have to worry much about the issues left above. However, to buy friendly to the environment, you should try to recycle your cartridge. The plastic that goes into making the cartridges can be salvaged and made into other things. See the shop where you bought your cartridge for options involving the recycling of your cartridge – they will surely be able to point you in the right direction, if they themselves do not handle recycling of cartridges.