White-out for paper reuse

A printing device for covering and printing over a printed image, comprising:

• a receiving subsystem configured to receive a sheet;
• a processing module configured to determine whether the sheet is acceptable for reuse;
• and
• a fuser module configured to fuse a white-out toner,
• wherein the processing module is configured to determine whether the sheet is acceptable for reuse by determining whether the sheet is one or more of the following:
• ripped, substantially wrinkled, and stained, and
• wherein if the sheet is one or more of the following:
• ripped, substantially wrinkled, and stained, determining the sheet to be unacceptable for reuse and not covering at least one portion of the printed image on the sheet with a white-out toner.

A method of reusing a sheet, comprising:

• receiving a sheet having a printed image;
• scanning a new image;
• determining whether the sheet is acceptable for reuse;
• covering at least one portion of the printed image on the sheet with a white-out toner via a white-out unit;
• fusing the white-out toner to the at least one portion of the sheet;
• printing a new image onto the sheet;
• and
• performing the receiving, scanning, determining, covering, fusing and printing operations on the sheet at least six times.