When Green Tenders Fail the Price Test

Can public authorities achieve their environmental objectives when tender prices are unrealistic? ETIRA examines how pricing pressures, product substitution and inadequate verification can undermine procurement of legally compliant remanufactured cartridges...
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Ecodesign Regulation Remains on Track

Agreement to extend the ESPR transitional period should allow work on new Ecodesign rules for imaging equipment and consumables to continue under the existing framework...
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New EU Packaging Rules Take Effect

While many European businesses were taking their summer break, new EU packaging rules became applicable. ETIRA looks at what they could mean for the imaging supplies industry and businesses selling...
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EU Parcel Levy Marks First Step Towards Fairer Competition

The EU's new €3 parcel levy on low-value imports marks the first stage of wider customs reform. ETIRA explains why stronger enforcement, supply chain accountability and a level playing field...
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ETIRA joins 88 organisations calling for stronger accountability in EU e-commerce

ETIRA has joined 87 European organisations calling for stronger online platform accountability. The coalition urges the European Commission to close the legal gap that allows many non-compliant products to enter...
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Kyoto Club Withdraws Cartridge Ecolabel

Kyoto Club has ended its certification of remanufactured toner and inkjet cartridges under the Multietichetta Elabel! programme and withdrawn the licence granted to SEA. ETIRA welcomes the decision, saying credible...
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