You Might be Throwing Money Away!
Did you know that some
laser printer cartridges
are worth over $20.00
each? Many people
are throwing
money down
the drain. I'll tell you how you
can make money
or even start
a part or full time business. The cartridge remanufacturing business
is growing
by leaps
and bounds. There are now Franchises setting
up businesses across the
US By the thousands. Empty ink
and toner cartridges are
in high
demand and the demand
is growing rapidly even some
of the small ink cartridge empties are selling
for $6.00.
Some empty toner cartridges are worth over $20.00. There are companies that
specialize in buying
empty toner cartridges.
You can easily find them
by doing
a search
on Goggle or
any Search Engine. Just type in Cartridge recyclers
and several will
show up.
Some of the companies will even
give you a business plan
and tell you the
best methods for collecting the empties.
Typically they will buy in small or large quantities. Sign up
is free and they will
have a price list that you can
print out.
This is
one business that you can start with virtually no money.
Not
all cartridges are suitable for recycling. Type one
has the print head built into the cartridge
this is the one
to collect as they are the expensive ones suitable for
recycling .You can tell
these by the brass colored electronics on the back of the cartridge and the brass colored print head Type two is just a plastic container with a sponge in
it. Ink is
injected into the sponge
these are very inexpensive to produce and several companies make compatible cartridges that is very inexpensive.
Hewlett Packard and Lexmark are the main one that you will need to
find. Lexmark
makes many
printers for other companies like
Compaq and Xerox for
example. So these are the good ones also The ones to ignore are Epsons, Brothers,
most Canons and some Xerox cartridges. I
have found one
company that takes Epson's.
So far we
have been
talking mostly about ink cartridges.
There's probably more money to be made in recycling the toner cartridges. These are the cartridges used in
laser printers and many businesses use as well as some
home printers almost all of these are recyclable. You can get a list
from the company you sign up with. You can
companioned with a recycling company to stockpile and recycle empty printer inkjet
cartridges, and empty toner cartridges from laser printers and copiers. For every empty cartridge that is sent, you will receive you payment and usually All
shipping supplies and fees are pre-paid by the recycling company so there is no cost to you.
Nearly a million "empties" are thrown
away in the United
States every day, so they shouldn't be hard to find. Don't
hesitate to be creative! Here are a few
examples of how some people have gotten involved. A member in Ohio ordered a tabletop baggie aerosol dispenser and printed several of them She made a small
display in the waiting room of her dentist's office promoting awareness and support . A family in New Jersey has been gathering empty toner cartridges and
inkjets from the
local school district. There are several buildings in the district and they all use printers and copiers. They collect the empties every week or so from the schools and send them in. To date, they have gathered and shipped ended 1,000 empties! Several people have taken collection boxes to their work place.
Generally, people are very supportive of the recycling effort and are excited to participate. Why recycle cartridges? Recycling
unceasingly large amounts of plastics
outof landfills. Every
year over 300 million cartridges are thrown
away. This means for year-end cartridge, about 2.5 pounds of plastic is thrown into a landfill. It will never go away!
Recycling saves natural resources. To imagine a single new laser cartridge, over
3 quarts of oil are used. In contrast, a recycled cartridge only requires 1 quart of oil to be able to be reused. Recycling saves two quarts of oil
per cartridge. This year alone, toner cartridge remanufacturing will save over eleven million (11,000,000) gallons of oil.
Richard Sherland
http://www.economyinkjets.com Richard Sherland has been in the ink cartridge business six years and owns
http://www.economyinkjets.com
The Pet Cage
Placing animals
in cages is generally
considered to be a cruel thing, but
many people who do not
own pets do not
know that some animals do not suffer
as a direct
result of living in a
cage, or spending
most of its time in a cage. Pet lovers everywhere are looking
for better ways
to provide a home
for their beloved
pets, it is the pet owner
that is
the party which is most interested in
its pets
comfort and will also go through many difficulties in supplying
the best home
he can find, build or buy.
This is mostly true
when talking about
owners of pets who are generally considered dangerous, like snakes
and other reptiles, these are animals that
you would want to keep away
from your living
room and on the same time some
people love these kind of animals
and enjoy watching them grow and live their
lives. The solution is a
pet cage that
will provide
security for
the pet owner and
his family and in the same time give the
animal a
spacious place to live and
spend most of its time.
The
pet cages are
just a modern version of the
animal cage that humans used many years ago to hold their wild
animals, after a while these became the domesticated animals and most of them
were released out of the cages because of the relationship between the animals and the humans,
dogs and
cats are an excellent example of animals who were
first placed in cages and afterwards granted the
freedom of movement which relayed heavily
on the connection between pet and owner.
Some pet owners will
tell you that some pets like to have a place of their
own, a well placed
cage can take care of the natural need for a secure space, and the pet cage can also
work well in many cases in which the owner needs to transfer the pet to some other
location, sometime to a
visit to the veterinarian, a flight or while
moving to a
different house. The
great advantage in having a pet that is used to its pet cage is that no
matter where you place the pet it will always feel at home if it has the cage nearby.
Deciding on what kind of pet cage you want is sometimes the
hardest decision, it is naturally
dependent on the kind of pet you have or want to keep in the cage, from rabbits for iguanas, the sort of cage, material and build is completely
different. When looking for a pet cage to buy you should always
talk to a veterinarian first, and
make sure you know what kind of space the animal needs and what will be the health issues you will need to address.
If you are building your pet cage you will probably need to look for
good design plans and talk to owners of pets that use all kinds of different
cages, you will be amazed at how much information is
available on the internet and how much help some people will be
willing to offer, all you need to do is try and
contact your fellow pet owners.
Simon Oldmann is an avid pet lover, now living in the countryside he setup a
dog kennel for his dogs and other features for his many pets, Simon currently
writes tips and advice on
http://petcage.advice-tips.com.
Dog Constipation? Home Remedies That Cure Dog Constipation
Does
your dog have constipation?
Does it happen frequently? Dogs sometimes, constipate for
a number
of reasons.
If your dog starts constipating, dont panic
just yet.
In this article, we'll
be looking at
the various home remedies
you could quickly
apply to cure and relieve
the dog
of its constipation
-if you suspect it
has any.
If
you are unsure
of what the
term constipation means, here is the definition. It is defined
according to Oxford Advanced Learners
Dictionary as the difficult
or infrequent
emptying of the
bowels. Did
you think it was only restricted
to man? Now you
know. Dogs too have it.
The following usually cause constipation;
1.
Meals the dog is fed
with. Foods containing high sugar content, rice,
flour, high protein are the main culprits. Foods such
as cookies,
Ice cream, chocolate.
2.
Lack of
fiber in its meals.
3. Lack of water
4. Lack of
good diet and exercise.
5. Feeding from the dinner table.
6. Psychological stress and lack of
proper grooming
So what cures or home remedies can do the "magic"?
1.
Maintain a healthy routine in terms of proper diet and
exercise. This is necessary because exercise
triggers the movement of the dog's bowel. Exercise
makes it
possible for the dog
to move its bowel.
Walking your dog
twice a
day -if you can afford the time- is
good. But if you can't, make sure you do it once a day.
Another option you
might want to consider is employing the
services of a Dog walker. For a
token fee, they could help you walk your dog around the neighborhood.
To do this,
consult your phonebook or phone directory for a listing.
On the other hand, you might want to search for them
online. You can easily do this by typing the
Keyword "Dog walking services + Your State" in the search bar. For
example, it could
be "Dog walking services in Boston". You get the idea.
It
works if you can trust other people with your dog. By the way, there is nothing to be worried about as all the dog
walkers are usually confirmed to be
excellent animal lovers. Therefore, your dog is safe. In the meantime, if you want to give a quick remedy, add two teaspoonfuls of bran to its meal and you are good to go.
2. Addition of half a teaspoonful of psyllium
-Metamucil- to its meal twice a day.
3. Give your dog lots of water to drink, as feaces
needs moisture to be easily expelled.
4. In
cases where you have
large build-up of
hard stool, two teaspoonfuls of mineral oil should be added to its meal twice a day for a week.
Use
these tips and you may
not even need to
see the vet. But if your dog's condition has not improved after all these treatments and you notice its inability to pass stool, decreased appetite,
passing of blood no matter how small,
then it's time to check in with the Vet.
Oscar Uzoma Just completed a
new interesting series on training your dog. You can get a new interesting 5-part free report on Dog training tips at
His Dog Training Tips and Information Blog and dog training
products reviews here at
http://dog-training-tips-and-resources.blogspot.com
