The invention discloses a resource-saving type dual purpose ribbon cartridge apparatus comprising a ribbon cartridge, one side of a bottom part of an inner cavity of the ribbon cartridge is provided with a second reciprocating roller; an annular guide belt groove is fixedly connected on a part, positioned close to the second reciprocating roller, of a surface of the bottom part of the inner cavityof the ribbon cartridge; an end, positioned far away from the second reciprocating roller, of a surface of a top part of the inner cavity of the ribbon cartridge is provided with a control device; atop part of one side, positioned far away from the control device, of a surface of the inner cavity of the ribbon cartridge is fixedly connected with a material scraping device; one end, positioned close to the material scraping device, of the surface of the top part of the ribbon cartridge is provided with a coloring device; the invention relates to the technical field of printing equipment. Viause of the resource-saving type dual purpose ribbon cartridge apparatus, cyclic utilization of a ribbon can be attained; resources can be saved, printing ink pollution can be reduced, printer damage caused by frequent replacement of the ribbon cartridge can be prevented, and prolongation of service life of a printer can be facilitated.