A laser toner cartridge is one of the most important components of a laser printer because it stores and controls the ink. A typical laser toner cartridge comprises of the powder toner, which releases ink to create prints on the paper. The cartridges are usually made up of hard plastic and are installed in the cartridge rack of the printer. These toner cartridges are rather expensive and it is wise to opt for compatible toner cartridges, which produce prints like the original toner cartridges but are priced much lesser. These compatible toner cartridges are either new or remanufactured. The other way to reduce one’s expenditure on toner cartridges is to use a toner refill kit, which is designed to refill empty cartridges. Any original cartridge can be refilled up to 3 times.

Slowly, toner refill kits have acquired quite a share of the aftermarket for printer consumables because of its reasonable pricing and the ability to produce fine quality prints at the same time. The refill package usually consists of a bottle of fresh toner powder, funnel cap, latex gloves and a refill guide. The toner powder supplied with the refill kits are manufactured in the same way as the original toner powder. A similar gram weight of toner powder is supplied with all refill toner bottles. In this way, refill toners produce OEM-quality prints and also produce the same number of pages as an OEM cartridge would do.

By using toner refill kits, one actually does his bit in keeping the environment clean. The reuse of a single cartridge several times eliminates the impact of manufacture and distribution in a major way on the environment. Thus, it is cost-effective, environment friendly and saves one from spending a fortune on the expensive laser toner cartridges.