Saturday, while shopping for groceries at Costco, I purchased a new Canon MX310 all-in-one copier, printer, and scanner. Now please understand that I have no delusions about Canon versus HP; I am certain that both are committed to built-in obsolescence. My fondest hope is that the new printer will give us at least a few months of service.
I have been searching the internet for a place to recycle the old machine and believe I have found a Utah group with a drop off point in Lindon that will take it. The Ogden company is called Stone Castle Recycling. Visit their website here. I hope they are legitimate. What do you think?
Anyway, the new printer is working fine, at least for now. I am, however, pessimistic at best.
OXO
D.
4 comments:
Looks like a good option to me! Here is wishing your new printer a long and healthy life!
That's great to know a good recycling place! Thanks for the link and grrr...built in obsolesence!
Planned obsolescence seems horribly irresponsible to me too. I think companies that started coming out with super products - one's that last decades (I know, how old fashioned!) - could make a killing among the rapidly growing green community. Even if you one day needed to upgrade your super-printer after 15 years for some odd reason (say, to start printing on gold foil or something), it would be awesome to know that you could sell it to someone who wasn't printing on gold foil and could use it for another 15.
If we can't figure out a market based on principles other than rapid consumption and disposal, we will simply reap our rewards.
Oooh sexy printer Dave... works like a dream!
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