Computer disposables have become a problem since very long and people are slowly taking notice of the growing menace. If we look only at the empty ink cartridge we have some really hair-rising facts:
The Facts Say It All
1. There is a whooping 400 million empty ink cartridges disposed off each year, out of which only a tiny 5-10 percent reach recycling units. The rest are dumped in junk yards where they become chemical waste.
2. The empty ink cartridges are made of plastic which does not decompose easily which further compounds the problem of earth pollution that has already reached critical limits
3. If the empty ink cartridges would be recycled, it could mean the direct saving of more than 50 million liters of oil.
4. Refilling of empty ink cartridge is one of the most promising small scale businesses in terms of minimum effort and maximum profit. Unfortunately, there are not yet sufficient takers.
5. Small scale entrepreneurs who have started this business have their investment doubled in less than three months. Their business, without the help of any fancy promotion or marketing, has brought them 500 percent returns on investment within 2 years.
6. Among all the used items in the computer world, the empty ink cartridge is voted as the most valuable of all, because of its recycling attributes.
7. Small and medium companies can raise a great deal of cash if instead of dumping their empty ink cartridges as waste, they would sell them. They would further save a lot of money if they would have their cartridges refilled, or buy refilled one instead of branded new ones.
8. All you need to have to be in the refilling business, is the will to succeed and a good source of empty ink cartridges so you can fill them and sell them as per the extremely steep demand in the market.
9. The best source for the empty cartridges with print head would be the Internet. There are hundreds of companies which specialize in only identifying and buying this type of cartridges for supplying the small refill manufacturing units.
10. The empty cartridge can be refilled only twice or thrice, after which its value will come down drastically. There will still be a market for the ones which are refilled time and again, but their value would be quite low.
Looking at the above facts and figures, it looks like there is an excellent scope to set up a very profitable business.
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