ETIRA Board meets in Italy and visits Ecomondo 2025

November 10, 2025

On 5–6 November, the ETIRA Board of Directors met in Italy for its annual face-to-face meeting. This year, the session was combined with a visit to Ecomondo, the leading European exhibition for the green and circular economy, held annually at the Rimini Expo Centre.

Ecomondo brings together industrial groups, policymakers, stakeholders, opinion leaders, local authorities, research bodies, and institutions to assess strategies for the development of EU environmental policy. ETIRA Board members used the opportunity to engage with reuse organisations and Italian ecolabel bodies during their visit.

While in Rimini, the Board discussed the challenging market conditions faced by ETIRA members. To support its members, the association reaffirmed its commitment to fighting non-compliant new-build cartridges and will intensify outreach to authorities to help stop illegal imports at EU borders. ETIRA will also continue to inform customers about the risks of trading non-compliant, non-OEM products.

The Board also reviewed ETIRA’s 2026 PR strategy and trade show participation, and looked forward to the forthcoming publication of the Impact Assessment for the EU’s proposed Ecodesign Regulation for imaging equipment and cartridges. Under this future regulation, OEMs will be required to share firmware and software data with recognised repairers and remanufacturers for a reasonable fee — a key step forward for fair competition and sustainability.