Cost

• On average, a person will pay 30 percent less for a refurbished print cartridge versus a new one from the printer manufacturer.
  
  

Environment

• Refurbished cartridges help to keep used print cartridges from being thrown into landfills. It is estimated that over 300 million ink cartridges are dumped into North American landfills every year.
  
  

Capacity

• Refurbished ink cartridges often can print more pages than new cartridges, which translates into fewer cartridges a consumer needs to buy.
  
  

Choice

• Oftentimes if consumers are looking for a unique color option (such as metallic gold) for printing, their only choice may be to go with a refurbished cartridge.
  
  

Quality

• Some refurbished print cartridges claim to produce better quality prints than cartridges produced by printer manufacturers. These cartridges can produce higher resolution photos and higher density (darker) text.