How to Recycle a Brother Toner Drum

After so many printouts, you will need to replace the drum in your Brother printer, fax machine or all-in-one device. The device will give you a warning shortly before the drum is depleted and eventually, it will stop working altogether. Brother recognizes that the materials in its drum have additional uses beyond the drum's initial lifespan and operates a free recycling program to take back used drum units. To participate in this program, you simply need to prep your drum for shipment and print out a prepaid shipping label.

Things You'll Need

• Plastic bag
• Shipping box
• Packing materials
• Clear tape
• Scissors

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Instructions

• 1

  Wrap the toner drum unit in a plastic bag or plastic wrap and place it in a shipping box. Place packing materials around the drum and tape the box closed.

• 2

  Click on the "Brother USPS Return Labels" link in the Resources section. Print a page of prepaid labels and cut out one of the labels from the page.

• 3

  Write your address information on the "From" lines in the top left corner of the label.

• 4

  Attach the label to your shipping box with the clear tape.

• 5

  Schedule a carrier pickup with USPS (see Resources) or take your drum unit shipment to your local USPS office.