Super lame problem-management on Canon's part. After several rounds of attempts to self-repair and then weighing the ridiculous high-cost to replace the print head vs. just buying a new printer, I ditched the printer and bought a new one. It was just over two years old. We did take it to the local techy recycle shop; but even they said they would not buy new parts. They'd hold on to it for a period, hoping another printer would come in and they could combine the two for a refurb. If not, much of it was not recyclable.
This is why we need to have new regulations in place that put recycling firmly back in the manufacturers responsibility. If you make it, it must have an existing true path to recycling or you have to create a path as part of your to-manufacture/sell process.
