February 2018: EU-commissioned study on cartridge market clearly concludes: more regulatory action is needed to promote cartridge reuse
The EU’s “Study on the implementation of product design requirements set out in Article 4 of the WEEE Directive – The case of re-usability of printer cartridges” came out in late...
Read MoreETIRA flyer supporting remanufactured cartridges
ETIRA has a flyer that tells the reader to buy their remans only from ETIRA members. As an easy- hand out, the flyer lists the benefits of remanufactured cartridges compared...
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ETIRA responds to recent HP flyer on cartridges
General marketing speak is OK, but you cannot say things that are not true. ETIRA regrets that HP’s new product marketing material is again lowering the bar. Their September 2017 flyer...
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ETIRA-commissioned tests find hazardous decaBDE in more newbuilt non-OEM cartridges
Tests find more newbuilt non-OEM cartridges containing hazardous decaBDE chemical that is not allowed in electronic products above certain levels. In late October, industry media reported (The Recycler and Digital Imaging) that...
Read MoreETIRA 2017-2018 Activity Report published !
The 2017-2018 ETIRA Activity Report was published on 3 July 2017. Download your copy (PDF, 14 pages) here: Annual Report 2017-2018...
Read More2015 ETIRA Guide to Clones published !
Download here your own language copy of ETIRA’s Guide to Clones ! Resellers and distributors in Europe should watch out: Trading newbuilts that infringe patents will cost you dearly !...
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