ETIRA offers brochures in 4 more languages to spread environmental message
May 6, 2022
ETIRA will be able to further spread its reuse message after translating several information brochures into different languages. The brochures freely available for download, promote ETIRA’s certification label which helps customers and companies make the environmentally-responsible decision when it comes to buying printing cartridges. As well as English, they are now available in French, German, […]
Leading Croatian remanufacturer Microteam joins ETIRA
March 15, 2022
The leading producer of certified remanufactured laser and ink printers and multifunctional devices in Croatia has joined the European Toner and Inkjet Remanufacturers Association. Microteam, based in Velika Gorica, near Zagreb, becomes a member of ETIRA after remanufacturing of cartridges for printing and laser printers became a key focus for the company. The family […]
ETIRA visits GM Technology
March 3, 2022
In late February, ETIRA Secretary General Vincent van Dijk visited the premises of ETIRA member firm GM Technology near Seville, Spain. He met with owner José Ángel Muñoz, and with business development manager Zoltan Matyas, who toured the facilities with him. GM Technology are the no 1 in printer remanufacturing in Europe, and have a […]
Chip swopping is an “environmental disaster” says ETIRA
December 14, 2021
The practice of removing the chip from an empty OEM cartridge to fit onto a cheap non-OEM newbuilt creates more unnecessary waste and use of natural resources, and may be unlawful says ETIRA, the body that represents the European remanufacturers of OEM toner and inkjet cartridges.
Bioservice successfully challenge a hospital tender
December 9, 2021
Spanish based company Bioservice has successfully challenged a hospital tender that favoured Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM). The ETIRA member challenged clauses 2 and 3 of the tender as discriminatory, where it is stated that “all items purchased will be originals of the manufacturer’s brand (…). In no case will remanufactured material be admitted “and that […]
ETIRA adds multilingual translation to its website
November 10, 2021
ETIRA serves a wide and diverse audience where English may be a second or third language or someone speaks but doesn’t read English. The multilingual initiative provides a basic translation from the ETIRA English content to the language of choice of the website visitor utilising Google translation services.
KMP products now carry the ETIRA-Certified label
October 19, 2021
The European Toner and Inkjet Remanufacturers Association (ETIRA) launched the new certification label in September to help customers distinguish between printing cartridges which are better for the environment than others.
ETIRA welcomes delay to UKCA requirements
October 7, 2021
A one-year delay to the mandatory requirement for businesses to adopt the UK Conformity Assessment (UKCA) mark has been welcomed by ETIRA. The European Toner and Inkjet Remanufacturers Association (ETIRA) raised its concerns around the challenges the new mark would bring for its members, in July this year.
New certification initiative introduced by ETIRA
September 15, 2021
The European Toner and Inkjet Remanufacturers Association (ETIRA) has launched a new certification label to help customers distinguish between printing cartridges which are better for the environment than others.