Recoll prevents waste by preparing empty cartridges for reuse. Did you know that a cartridge can be reused up to four times? Now that’s sustainable business!
“Recoll excels in the logistics process. The service around bringing and picking up collection boxes is perfect. I was afraid it would give me extra work, but collection only gives me extra customers!”
Step 1: sorting
We collect the collected cartridges from all collection points centrally. There, when they arrive, they are sorted by type and by quality.
Step 2: quality control
Recoll stands for quality. Therefore, we test the graded cartridges 1-for-1 to check if the electronic circuits in the cartridge are still in working order.
Step 3: cleaning, refilling and proofing
Sometimes only certain parts of a cartridge are worn out. In that case, we replace those parts. Because some ink always remains in empty cartridges, we rinse away the last remnants. This is done with water that we purify ourselves. This is followed by treatment with hot air. Then we fill the sealed cartridges under vacuum conditions. This prevents air from entering the cartridge during refilling. Finally, we test the print quality of each refilled cartridge. Sometimes a cartridge goes back to step 2, because only cartridges that meet our strict quality requirements are allowed to proceed to the next step.
Step 4: branding
Each approved cartridge receives a unique product code. This allows us to track products within the complete logistics chain. Recoll markets refilled cartridges as different brands. For example, as RecycleClub – our own brand. Some customers actually choose to sell our products as their own brand. During the packaging process, each cartridge gets its own sticker and box.
Step 5: sell
Well-known retailers and web shops have been selling Recoll’s refilled cartridges for years – the sustainable alternative to new cartridges. Recoll shows that recycling and high print quality go together.
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Cartridges with more ink naturally also last longer. Needless to say, that means less frequent refills and thus fewer emissions.
“At Recoll, we always advise business owners to make their customers aware of the benefit of larger cartridges. Moreover, these cartridges are comparatively a lot cheaper. So also: more for less!”– Olivier Wernain: Sales Director Europe at Recoll
Recoll’s products meet all required quality marks. That goes without saying. Moreover, our processes around collection and production are extensively certified in several countries.
The more empty cartridges are available, the more remanufactured ink cartridges will enter the market. That’s an attractive prospect. For you, too, because the margin on refilled cartridges is higher. And even without that extra revenue: if the option exists to use precious resources sparingly, you take advantage of it, right?
Questions? Get in touch with us!