Los Angeles aims to ban single-use printer cartridges — new ordinance will target ink and toner that can’t be properly recycled

Los Angeles aims to ban single-use printer cartridges — new ordinance will target ink and toner that can't be properly recycled

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Li Ken-un I want to know what sorry excuse Big Printer comes up with to defend the status quo. Reply

bill001g This is a interesting way to in effect try to force refillable options from the big printer manufactures. What I wonder is what happens if the companies decide to ignore laws passed by a city. Will they try to enforce it against the consumer by making possession illegal. They could stop sale in stores inside the city limits but this would just hurt the local business when people drive to the next city or in some cases walk across the street. How would they ever stop amazon shipments. Sure they might make a company take carts back to "recycle" but what will they do when the company drives outside the city limits and puts them in a dumpster. Cities like all government are some of the worst offenders when it comes to paper documents. When they pass the law the printer manufacture should just post a video of the CEO giving the city the finger. The cities only option is to buy a brand new printer from a manufacture that offers refillable options. Reply

jkflipflop98 If it's really getting that bad, it's time to start thinking a little bigger for a solution other than banning printer ink. Reply

JamesJones44 bill001g said: What I wonder is what happens if the companies decide to ignore laws passed by a city. Will they try to enforce it against the consumer by making possession illegal It will take years to get someone like aliexpress to comply. China doesn't care about one city in the US blocking sales for a low volume item. Not to mention people can just get a mailbox outside of the city limits and have items like this shipped there if and when they can ever get online sellers to comply. Reply

sadsteve Hm, I never thought about it since I always brought my empty cartridges to OfficeMax or Staples. I do a bit of (free) printing for a veterinarian that does low cost shots at a pet supply store on alternating Saturdays. Basically, it's the shots record for the pet owner. Maybe 20 to 30 pages per Saturday. Reply

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