Cleaning up toner and handling printer toner safely.

At Think4Inc, buying toner for your laser copier or printer is much simpler than replacement inkjet cartridges. We only sell toner or toner refills one way: in a toner cartridge. Toner is not like inkjet printer ink, toner is really bad for you. You do not want toner on you and you do not want toner in you. We do not recommend that anyone attempt to refill empty toner cartridges with fresh toner either at home or in the office.

Did we mention that toner is bad for you?

Toner is a deadly poison and carcinogen. It is never safe to handle loose toner dust, but it is sometimes necessary. Get away from toner spills if you can. If you must clean the spill yourself, please take the precautions outlined below. The toner used in modern laser printers is also percutanious, which means it is easily absorbed through your skin, so make sure to wear gloves when cleaning up a toner spill. Repeat: toner is a deadly poison and carcinogen.

Do not blow away toner dust.

Copier and printer toner is easily born in the air. You don't want to breathe it in.

Safely cleaning up toner.

• Clean up spilled toner quickly.
• Put on a dust mask and rubber gloves.
• Use a small brush and dust pan to gather loose toner.
• Bag it in a sealed bag and throw it out.
• It's best not to vacuum up printer toner dust because vaccumes actually throw whatever dust doesn't get trapped in it's filter in the air you breathe. If you have to use a vacume, throw the vacuum bag away immediately.
• Never, ever lick your fingers or bite your finger nails if you have toner on them.
• Don't smoke cigarettes with toner stained hands.
• Keep all toner products away from children.

Toner can be removed from your hands with regular soap and cold water. Never use hot water or any hot solvent to try to remove printer toner, copier toner or fax toner from your clothes! Toner is set or fixed with heat! Use only cold water and a mild detergent to remove toner!

Help the environment, your health and your wallet-Recycle your used toner cartridges!

Our recycle page explains how you can safely turn used cartridges into money.