Cartridges need to be recycled in accordance with local regulations. Before recycling, the used cartridges must be pulled apart to release the individual components. These various components must then be recycled in the correct recycling bins.
Materials
• 1/4-inch blade flathead screwdriver
• Safety Glasses
• Safety Gloves
Dismantling the Ribbon
- Using your thumbnail, press the clear plastic locking tab down. While holding the tab down, insert the blade of the screwdriver above the smart cell and slide downward. The smart cell easily slides out for removal.
- With the yellow ribbon cover facing up, insert the blade of the screwdriver, one at a time, in through the five locking tab holes to depress the locking tabs.
While depressing each tab with the screwdriver, use your thumb or finger to apply upward pressure on the ribbon cap finger tab. The ribbon cover releases and separates from the rest of the assembly.
- Using the screwdriver, pry out the metal ribbon spring from the inside of the yellow ribbon cap.
- Once the spring is removed, turn the ribbon cartridge on its side and allow the ribbon and white spools to fall out.
- Unwind the ribbon from the spools, then gently peel the ribbon end from the weak adhesive that affixes the ribbon to the spool.
Dismantling the Cartridge
- Unwind any remaining label media from the spool, then gently peel the end of the media off of the spool to separate.
- Grip the media assembly just behind the black end cap (containing the smart cell).
- With your thumb, apply pressure to the back of the black end cap to separate the cap from the media cartridge core.
- From the back side of the black end cap, press the blade of the screwdriver against the locking tabs, applying outward pressure. This will release the smart cell.
- Slide the cardboard core off of the plastic cartridge core.
Recycling Components
These components should be removed from the cartridge and recycled according to the following guidelines.
