its not the toners that are collected, its the toner containers. thats becuase they have valuable parts, like the drum, inside them, and it costs about a buck to refill it with toner as opposed to manufacturing a new one.
its a blend of plastic resins. not something i want in my lungs. On 12/4/07, Harry Veeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is concern about toner dust. > It is extremely fine and can lodge deep in the lungs. > > Harry > > On 4/12/2007 3:51 AM, David Jonsson wrote: > > I thought that laser toner was dangerous chemically since they are > collected and disposed separately. i investigated and found that this was > not the case > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toner <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toner> > > The only health risk associated with it is due to its ability to generate > static electricity. Putting it in a vacuum cleaner can make it catch fire. > Therefore I saved a bag of waste laser toner. I wonder what kind of > apparatus I need to excite the toner to produce static electricity? Can this > list offer any advise? > > David > > > > > > -- That which yields isn't always weak.
